Say what you will about this particular Yankees team, when things are going well for them, they look the part.
In Wednesday’s series finale against the Nationals, the Yankees’ offense slugged six home runs, and scored 11 runs in total, with only one starter not reaching base at least once. On the mound, Max Fried looked like the first half version of himself, taking a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and never really looking pressed.
The Yankees’ issues this season have generally come against good teams, but when not playing them, they can certainly assert themselves, and did so with a 11-2, sweep-clinching win over the Nationals on Wednesday. As you might imagine with that score, the Yankees got off to a pretty ideal start. After an easy 1-2-3 inning from Fried in the top of the first,