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NYY Series Recap
🧨 Bronx Boys vs. South Side Babies: Sox take 3 of 4 from the Yankees (and make it loud)
The Yankees rolled into Rate Field at 69-65 looking like they were about to cruise through a “get-right” series.
Instead, they left Chicago 69-68, staring at dents in the armor… and a White Sox club that’s still buried in the standings but suddenly looks like it has a pulse and a future.
Series result: White Sox 3, Yankees 1
Runs: Sox 27, Yankees 19
New record: White Sox 59-78 (11 GB, 5th)
Game 1 — 8/28: Yankees 4, White Sox 3 (the rain-delay gut punch)
This one was a slow-burn headache. New York jumped the Sox early (3-run 3rd), and even after the Sox clawed back to 3-3—thanks to a Bryan Ramos blast and a Miguel Vargas 2-run double—Chicago couldn’t land the finishing blow.
The dagger: pinch-hit Everson Pereira double in the 8th, then the sac fly that made it 4-3.
You had the tying runs in reach late, but the Yankees bullpen (Minter/Williams) slammed the door.
Notables
Ramos HR (12): the kid is not afraid of anybody.
Vargas 2 RBI double to erase the deficit.
45-minute rain delay because of course there was.
Game 2 — 8/29: White Sox 8, Yankees 7 (10) (ABSOLUTE CINEMA)
This was the kind of game you remember three in-game years later.
The Yankees came out swinging: Austin Wells 3-run bomb in the 1st and it’s 3-0, instant “here we go again” vibes.
Except… the Sox lineup spent the rest of the night throwing haymakers.
Ramos 2-run HR (13) + Vargas solo HR (22) flipped the script.
The Sox piled up 17 hits (SEVENTEEN).
The Yankees tied it in the 9th… because drama is mandatory.
And then the 10th happened:
Pereira hit a 2-run HR for NY to put them up.
Sox answer with a 3-run walkoff rally capped by Eliezer Alfonzo’s bases-clearing double.
Final: 8-7 Sox, and Rate Field gets to pretend it’s October for a minute.
Game 3 — 8/30: White Sox 7, Yankees 2 (Paniagua shoved, Ornelas cooked)
This was the cleanest win of the series: early runs, steady pitching, no panic.
Inohan Paniagua went 6.1 and gave the Yankees basically nothing to breathe on. Meanwhile Tirso Ornelas turned into an RBI vending machine: 3-for-4, 4 RBI.
The only dark cloud: Chase Meidroth injured running the bases. Brutal timing with September right here.
Game 4 — 8/31: White Sox 9, Yankees 6 (Zavala pressed the Big Red Button)
This game had one moment where the entire series snapped into place:
Samuel Zavala grand slam.
Five-run 5th inning. Yankees were trying to hold onto momentum… and Zavala detonated it.
Chicago kept pouring it on in the 6th (helped by Yankees sloppiness), and even though New York made noise late, the Sox held on.
Notables
Zavala: 6 RBI (yes, SIX)
Jonathan Cannon with 6.1 strong
Yankees committed 2 errors and paid for both
Also: RP Sean Burke got hurt while pitching, because this series couldn’t just end normally.
🔥 Org/League Notes (the “Dynasty Report” juice)
Bryan Ramos is collecting hardware now
On Sept 1st, the news feed basically turned into the Bryan Ramos fan club:
AL Player of the Week (last week: .360, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R)
AL Batter of the Month (the just-finished month: .318, 10 HR, 27 RBI, 23 R)
Season check: .284 / .329 OBP / .528 SLG, 13 HR, 41 RBI.
He’s 23. He’s cheap. And he’s acting like a franchise cornerstone.
George Wolkow: fast-track alert 🚀
1B George Wolkow got South Atlantic Player of the Week and earned a promotion to AA Birmingham.
Weekly line: .348 with 5 HR and 10 RBI.
That’s the kind of “oh… he’s that guy” week that forces your hand.
September roster expansion: reinforcements arrive
With rosters moving 26 → 28:
RP Tyler Schweitzer recalled
Top prospect Colson Montgomery gets his contract selected
This is exactly what September should be in a dynasty save: let the kids breathe MLB air and see who belongs.
🚑 Injury watch
SS Chase Meidroth (injured running bases, 8/30)
RP Sean Burke (injured pitching, 8/31)
Two names you really didn’t want showing up in that news ticker right now. Hoping it’s short-term stuff.
Final takeaway
Yeah, the record is still ugly. But taking 3 of 4 from the Yankees with Ramos wearing a cape and the kids throwing punches?
Next stop: at Minnesota.
Let’s see if this was a one-week heater… or the start of something that actually matters.
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