The Bombers’ win Wednesday was the 13th in a row at Yankee Stadium. It is the longest home winning streak they have put together since June-July 1973.
It really doesn’t matter where the Yankees play baseball games these days, because they are more likely than not going to win the game. It doesn’t matter who they play, since this much-anticipated 13-game swing against fellow contenders is off to a breezy 2-0 start afterOnce upon a time, the slogan on the T-shirts declared: “We play today, we win today.” The way this season has gone so far, that isn’t just a goal, it’s a daily fact of life. They are 46-16. They are 30 games over .
It is an encouraging harbinger. Since the newest version of Yankee Stadium opened in 2009, they are 22-13 there in the postseason. But much of that damage was done in two Octobers: 2009 and 2017 . The Yankees have lost three elimination games there. It has been, as often as not, as advantageous as a neutral site.
“It’s important to play well and if we want to have a great season, usually to do that you have to play great at home,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after his team’s overall record at home improved to 28-7, a tidy .800 winning percentage. Still: On Tuesday, Manuel Margot fumbled a fly from Gleyber Torres, leading to the only two runs of the game. And Wednesday an even easier fly ball from Josh Donaldson plopped out of the glove of center fielder Brett Phillips, opening the door to the three-run rally that provided just enough of a winning margin.