The good news is that Boston is up by seven and a half and won their games over the weekend against the White Sox supported by 29 runs. The bad news is that the Yankees woke up against the lowly Tampa Bay hitting 21 in yesterday’s games. The Sox face Cleveland, Tampa Bay and Baltimore as well as Seattle, the Angels and the White Sox before they meet the Yankees again at the end of August. At least three strong teams and the rest weak. In the next month, the Yankees meet KC twice and also the Jays but two series against the Tigers and one with the Angels. All in all, probably similar schedules but a lot can happen in a week or two. This should be a dandy stretch.