MLB NEWS

Surging Yankees continue AL East swing

The Sports Xchange

May 04, 2015 at 3:17 am.

BOSTON — It’s early, but things are going very well for the New York Yankees.

After starting the season 3-6, the Yankees have reeled off 13 wins in their last 16 games, 10 in their last 12. Sunday, they completed a sweep of a three-game series against the rival Red Sox at Fenway Park.

“Hopefully it continues,” manager Joe Girardi said after Sunday night’s 8-5 victory. “That’s not easy to do and this is a tough place to play. Obviously we were able to do that with some excellent pitching and some timely hitting. Had some big home runs tonight, one from Tex and a big one from Gardie.”

First baseman Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer in the first inning and left fielder Brett Gardner drilled a three-run shot to make it 8-0 in the sixth.

The Yankees, who won three out of four against the Tampa Bay Rays at home before coming to Boston, are 5-1 so far in a run of 17 straight games against the American League East. They now lead the division by three games as they head into Toronto.

“They’ve been pretty good — World Series winner and division winners,” Girardi said of the Red Sox. “They’ve been pretty good. This is a tough place to play.”