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All right, so the Yankees finished the titular first half of the season with a four-game winning street.

And to me, the only game that I really put any significant import on is the final game in

Tampa Bay.

Because they had everything going against them in that game.

They were going to have a bullpen game because of the injury to Rodan.

And the fact that when they brought up Brendan Becky didn't pitch well for the second time.

So they preferred to go with the bullpen game.

And opposing them for the raise was Drew Rasmussen,

who has been pretty much unhittable when it comes to the Yankees.

So you figured, wow, the Yankees are going to go into St. Pete and lose three out of four to the race.

Instead, they slapped around Rasmussen.

The bullpen was handled beautifully by Aaron Boone and Matt Blake.

And the Yankees won.

So they treaded water in the four games in St. Pete.

Also, it kept the long alive the hope that you can win the season series.

Not likely, but you kept alive the hope.

Because with that win, the Rays lead the season series six games to three.

And there's a four game series in September between the Yankees and the Rays.

Now, maybe by that time the Yankees pull past the raise and you have to worry about a tiebreaker.

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