The Yankees kept the good vibes rolling on Tuesday, demolishing the Rays by double-digits as they unleashed nine home runs for the second time this season to once again tie the franchise record. Cody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton, and José Caballero all went deep twice, while Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Ben Rice all added one of their own. Their fourth win in a row and sixth in their last seven games suddenly has them in position to take back the top Wild Card spot after briefly looking like they could slide out of the playoff picture entirely beforehand. It all depended on whether their rivals could follow suit or not, and as it turned out, they sure couldn’t.

Toronto Blue Jays (74-53) 7, Pittsburgh Pirates (53-74) 3

Of course, they didn’t get every result that they wanted, and t

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