New York Yankees: Keys to the 10-game Winning Streak

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Luke Voit #59, DJ LeMahieu #26, Aaron Hicks #31, Tyler Wade #14 and Thairo Estrada #71 of the New York Yankees celebrate after defeating the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 13, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

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The New York Yankees celebrate after winning 10-7 during the 9th inning (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

The New York Yankees have rattled off a 10-game winning streak after two weeks of great pitching, home run records, a healthy lineup, and more.

On September 8th, the New York Yankees lost 2-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays. With this loss, the Yankees moved to 21-21 on the year while falling out of second-place in the AL East standings. The lineup was laden with injuries, the bullpen had imploded one night prior, and Yankees fans everywhere officially hit the panic button.

How quickly things change. The MLB is renowned for the length of its season, even in this shortened 60-game sprint. And, in less than two weeks, the Yankees have completely flipped the script with nine-straight wins.

This 10-game winning streak included back-to-back series sweeps over divisional foes: the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles. Entering Saturday, New York moved their record to 30-21, jumped back to second place in the AL East, and to the fourth seed in the AL Postseason picture.

Manager Aaron Boone and his squad now sit just 3.5 games back of the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays and knocked their magic number down to two. With a win tonight over the Boston Red Sox and a loss by the Seattle Mariners, the Yankees will clinch its fourth-straight postseason berth.

What fueled this bounce back winning streak in the Bronx? It comes down to four keys. Great pitching, a lot of home runs, a fully healthy lineup, and some home cooking.

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