The Yankees are fighting for their lives in the AL East, but they’re also fighting to stay above Boston for home field advantage in a potential Wild Card Series matchup. They sat just a half-game up on their archrivals entering play on Friday, meaning they need to win this series to stay above them and give themselves a decent shot at holding onto the top seed, and they did everything they needed to in the opening game of the series. Luis Gil worked around some walks to deliver six hitless innings of work, the bullpen didn’t implode, and Aaron Judge got the scoring started early with his 47th home run of the year. New York has been badly bested by Boston all year, but all can be forgiven if they bury them with a strong series right at the end leading into a deep October run. Let’s see if t

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