Yankees 13 Pirates 6 – the sweep makes six straight

As noted before, it’s pretty obvious now, that the Yankees are coming around. The hitting is getting better by the day. On Sunday, the Yankees scored 13 runs off the Pirates. A-Rod hit two more home runs, and Abreu got four hits on his five plate appearances. Tyler Clippard lasted a short 3 2/3 innings, but the Yankees bullpen, who have been VERY inconsistent this year, held it together today. Sean Henn, Luis Vizcaino, Scott Proctor and Mike Myers shut out Pittsburgh for the remaining 5 1/3 innings of the game. All the pieces of the puzzle seem to be working together as we head towards the summer. There are 101 games left, plenty of time to make up for lost ground. The Yankees picked up 5 full games in the AL East in less than two weeks. They are now 9.5 out of first place, and only trail Oakland, Seattle and Detriot (5.5) in the wild card standings. If they continue to play this way, we won’t be looking at the wild card standing for much longer…