I suspect this lead is going to give Cora the leeway needed to take the foot off the pedal for the next month. I keep thinking Cleveland has had a semi-permanent built in advantage being in the Central.
Thing is, Boone may be thinking the same way and just take his chances of clobbering the A's or Astros in Yankee Stadium (I assume) versus burning out his injured and over-stressed team on the small chance they can almost sweep their way into the division.
Baseball could see only 1 AL race down the stretch unless the Yankees are vying for home field in the Wild Card. We're about to see how smart these managers are.
Edit: I really hope September allows Cora to re-birth relievers (primarily) and starters. The pen looks spent.
Thing is, Boone may be thinking the same way and just take his chances of clobbering the A's or Astros in Yankee Stadium (I assume) versus burning out his injured and over-stressed team on the small chance they can almost sweep their way into the division.
Baseball could see only 1 AL race down the stretch unless the Yankees are vying for home field in the Wild Card. We're about to see how smart these managers are.
Edit: I really hope September allows Cora to re-birth relievers (primarily) and starters. The pen looks spent.