The New York Yankees are rolling into Saturday riding a six-game winning streak, and the stakes could not be higher. With the Baltimore Orioles back in the Bronx for the penultimate game of the regular season, Aaron Boone’s club knows that the margin for error is razor thin. New York sits deadlocked with the Toronto Blue Jays atop the AL East, but Toronto holds the tiebreaker, meaning the Yankees must finish a game clear to bring home the division. Every swing, every pitch, every decision feels like it’s carrying October weight.
Aaron Boone has made it clear he wants the most comfortable version of his lineup against right-handers, and with Tomoyuki Sugano starting for Baltimore, he’s turning back to his preferred formula . But the wrinkle on Saturday comes in the form of Ben Rice, who ge