The New York Yankees signed Max Fried to a historic deal last offseason, and he’s been worth every penny. With Gerrit Cole out, the left-hander has stepped up to lead the rotation, going 11-4 in 21 starts with an impressive 2.62 ERA. When it comes to strikeouts, he has 116 in 127 1/3 innings of work.

The New York Yankees have a July problem. Their loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night clinched a losing record in this month. It's now three months of July in a row that the Yankees have finished with a losing mark.

The Tampa Bay Rays snapped a 7-game road losing streak Monday, getting great pitching, timely hitting and solid defense in a 4-2 win over the New York Yankees.

The Tampa Bay Rays are one game above the .500 mark entering play on Tuesday, July 29. They are 2.5 games out of nabbing one of three American League Wild Card spots, but Tampa Bay needs help.

Either way, Judge’s place on the Yankees is safe, as are those of ace Max Fried and, likely, shortstop Anthony Volpe. Manager Aaron Boone, however, is another story entirely — and his potential misfortune could benefit ex-ESPN colleague David Ross down the road.

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Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen recovered from a rocky start on the mound as Tampa Bay beat New York in Monday night’s opener of a four-game series.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has already won two American League Most Valuable Player awards, and he was on pace to win a third this year, bu