With Stanton Leading the Way, Yankees Pull Even With Red Sox
The New York Times
A pair of wins in Boston, both powered by Giancarlo Stanton, has the rival teams tied for the A.L.’s top wild-card spot.
BOSTON — After meandering through most of September, the Yankees’ season has reached a make-or-break point. Over the final week and a half of the regular season, they have six games scheduled against two of the teams — the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays — they are fighting with for the final two postseason spots in the American League.
And through their first two of those games in Boston, the Yankees have acquitted themselves well — and they have slugger Giancarlo Stanton to thank for that.
In Friday’s 8-3 victory over the Red Sox, Stanton led the Yankees with three hits and four runs batted in. A day later, Stanton did it again, guiding the Yankees to a 5-3 win, their fifth in a row, and into a tie with the Red Sox for A.L.’s top wild-card spot.
