…the Yankees are 2.5 games up on the Sox.

I’m not quite sure how the Yankees are doing it—what a ragtag bunch of pitchers they have!—but it must be a little demoralizing for Boston to have been playing so well for several weeks, including beating the Yankees eight out of nine games, and not only not have established a decent lead in the AL East, but actually have fallen into second.

Let’s hope so, anyway.