Yankees have lifE:
[FONT=var(--body-5_-_font-family)]In just eight days, however, things have changed considerably. And the Yankees can suddenly dare to dream that their ticket to October glory might not necessarily run through the wild-card game. [/FONT]
[FONT=var(--body-5_-_font-family)]Thanks to a 15-5 stretch in August, paired with the Red Sox encountering not one, but two three-game losing streaks after avoiding such a skein for 127 games, the Yankees have regained some control of their destiny.[/FONT]
[FONT=var(--body-5_-_font-family)]After finishing a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with
a 5-3 victorySunday night at Camden yards, they are just six games behind the Red Sox, the closest they've been to Boston since Aug. 1.[/FONT]
[FONT=var(--body-5_-_font-family)]That was just before their nadir, a four-game sweep by Boston at Fenway Park that included demoralizing errors and soul-crushing walk-offs and an apparent coronation of the Red Sox.[/FONT]
[FONT=var(--body-5_-_font-family)]Now? Well, the Yankees know the odds are still against them, down six with 32 to [/FONT][FONT=var(--body-5_-_font-family)]They're also starting to feel themselves a little bit[/FONT]