With a 39-25, first-place record, the Yankees are one of the best teams in baseball. Certainly, in the American League. However, an unsuccessful weekend against the fourth-place Red Sox – Boston took 2 of 3 in the Bronx and dropped double digits in the last two games – highlighted the Yankees’ room for improvement ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.

The Yankees and Red Sox meet for the second series in a week, just this time in New York. Boston won the series 2-1 after New York took Game 1, but the bats were flying with score