“I think it was kind of playing the Red Sox where we really picked it up,” Judge said Thursday after the Yankees added momentum for this weekend’s visit to Boston with an 8-1 thumping of the Kansas City Royals.
The Yankees’ skid lasted another week before they visited Buffalo and began a 7-2 surge by rallying for three wins in three nights against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox passed the Rays last weekend for first place in the AL East, but fell back to second on Thursday when Tampa Bay beat them for the second day in a row to win a home series.
“We’re getting closer,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
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