Jason Giambi saved the Yankess from being swept by the Red Sox on three consecutive meetings when he tied the match at 2 at the 7th inning and hit the winning homer at the 9th. By the way, this was the last game to be played by the all-time rivals at old Yankee Stadium, their last series will come at Fenway Park on September when they’ll meet for 3 more games.
The Yankees are left 29 games after their victory over Boston and they are just six games behind the Red Sox, a loss would have left the Yanks in really bad shape to fight for a chance of making it to the playoffs.
Now, from those 29 games left, the Yankees have to go 20-9 to make it to the postseason, and 23 of those games are against teams with a current record of .500 which makes it even more difficult .
The one player the Yanks need to be in good shape is A-Rod, and yesterday he showed that he’s still going through a strike of bad luck. The Yankees haven’t lost the playoffs since 1993, and they know three time MVP Alex Rodriguez is essential for their plans.
