The 28.75 games

The Yankees open up the second half of the season with 28.75 games (the 0.75 being the pending completion of the suspended game) against teams currently under .500.

At SPA, I will track the Yankees' progress over these 28.75 games.

Game 1 - July 12: Win (7-3) vs. Tampa Bay
Game 2 - July 13: Loss (4-6) vs. Tampa Bay
Game 3 - July 14: Win (6-4) vs. Tampa Bay
Game 4 - July 15: Win (7-6) vs. Tampa Bay
Game 5 - July 16: Win (6-4) vs. Toronto
Game 6 - July 17: Win (3-2) vs. Toronto
Game 7 - July 18: Win (6-1) vs. Toronto
Game 8 - July 19: Loss (2-3) vs. Toronto
Game 9 - July 20: Loss (4-14) vs. Tampa Bay
Game 10 - July 21: Win (7-3) vs. Tampa Bay
Game 11 - July 21: Win (17-5) vs. Tampa Bay

The Yankees are 8-3 (50-46 overall) in this crucial stretch of the season.

A little update:

Cleveland lost tonight, so the Yankees are 6.5 games back in the Wild Card.