Yankees Complete Sweep of White Sox

One of the best teams in baseball met one of the worst teams when the New York Yankees played the White Sox in Chicago. The Yankees had a disastrous series against the Boston Red Sox when they were swept in four straight games. However, they were able to get back on the winning track thanks to a series of three games with the lowly White Sox. The Yankees did exactly what they needed to do by sweeping the series. They played well in all aspects of the game in winning all three games.

The final game of the series was an important one for the Yankees. This is because ace pitcher Luis Severino had a very good outing after several poor ones. Severino was one of the best pitchers in baseball this season. He was selected to attend the All-Star game. However, he got hammered in several starts and fans were wondering what was wrong with him. His earned run average had ballooned over three due to his very poor pitching of late. However, his start against the White Sox was a return to form for the Yankee ace. He gave up three earned runs in seven innings and struck out eight. This was good enough to collect his 15th win of the year in a 7-3 Yankees victory.

The sweep at the hands of the Red Sox put any hopes of winning the American League East out of reach barring a miracle. This means that the Yankees will have to focus on winning the first wild card. However, this is certainly not a sure thing at this point. The Oakland Athletics are only three games behind the Yankees. Oakland has been the hottest team in baseball for the past six weeks and made up a lot of ground on the Yankees during that time. The Yankees need to keep playing well. Otherwise, they might find themselves playing the wild card game in Oakland.

No team wants to be involved in a sudden death wild card game. The Yankees felt the sting of losing to the Houston Astros in a wild card game a few years ago. It is tough to have six months worth of baseball come down to a single game. However, it would appear that Boston is going to be impossible to catch this year. The Yankees could not allow themselves to get swept by Boston and that is exactly what happened.