Yankee Win Streak Reaches 10
CC Sabathia struck out 10 in his first complete game of the season, Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano hit solo home runs, and Derek Jeter drove in three runs as the Yankees won their 10th straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 6-2. The Yanks lead the majors with 100 homers. Alex Rodriguez scored and moved past Mel Ott for 11th place on the career runs list with 1,860.
All 10 wins have come against NL teams with winning records (Mets – 3, Braves – 4, Nationals – 3).
Here are the Yankee win streaks of 10+ since 1918:
| Rk | Strk Start | End | Games | Opp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYY | 1947-06-29 | 1947-07-17 | 19 | WSH,BOS,PHA,SLB,CHW,CLE |
| 2 | NYY | 1953-05-27 | 1953-06-14 | 18 | WSH,PHA,CHW,SLB,DET,CLE |
| 3 | NYY | 1926-05-10 | 1926-05-26 | 16 | DET,CLE,CHW,SLB,BOS |
| 4 | NYY | 1960-09-16 | 1960-10-02 | 15 | BAL,WSH,BOS |
| 5 | NYY | 1941-06-28 | 1941-07-13 | 14 | PHA,WSH,BOS,SLB,CHW |
| 6 | NYY | 1961-09-01 | 1961-09-12 | 13 | DET,WSA,CLE,CHW |
| 7 | NYY | 1954-07-03 | 1954-07-18 | 13 | WSH,PHA,BOS,BAL,DET |
| 8 | NYY | 1939-05-09 | 1939-05-23 | 12 | CHW,SLB,PHA,CLE |
| 9 | NYY | 1985-08-31 | 1985-09-10 | 11 | CAL,SEA,OAK,MIL |
| 10 | NYY | 1964-09-16 | 1964-09-26 | 11 | LAA,KCA,CLE,WSA |
| 11 | NYY | 1956-07-04 | 1956-07-17 | 11 | BOS,WSH,CLE,CHW,DET |
| 12 | NYY | 1942-07-12 | 1942-07-22 | 11 | DET,CLE,CHW |
| 13 | NYY | 1926-07-21 | 1926-08-01 | 11 | CHW,SLB |
| 14 | NYY | 2012-06-08 | 2012-06-18 | 10 | NYM,ATL,WSN |
| 15 | NYY | 2005-05-07 | 2005-05-17 | 10 | OAK,SEA |
| 16 | NYY | 1998-06-30 | 1998-07-12 | 10 | PHI,BAL,TBD |
| 17 | NYY | 1994-05-06 | 1994-05-15 | 10 | BOS,CLE,MIL |
| 18 | NYY | 1987-04-13 | 1987-04-23 | 10 | CLE,KCR,DET |
| 19 | NYY | 1968-09-07 | 1968-09-15 | 10 | WSA,CHW |
| 20 | NYY | 1958-05-13 | 1958-05-23 | 10 | BAL,WSH,CHW,DET |
| 21 | NYY | 1957-06-13 | 1957-06-23 | 10 | CHW,KCA,DET |
| 22 | NYY | 1954-08-10 | 1954-08-19 | 10 | PHA,BOS |
| 23 | NYY | 1939-08-20 | 1939-08-28 | 10 | PHA,CHW,SLB,DET |
| 24 | NYY | 1932-08-06 | 1932-08-17 | 10 | CHW,SLB,WSH,DET |
| 25 | NYY | 1931-09-13 | 1931-09-20 | 10 | DET,SLB,CLE |
| 26 | NYY | 1920-05-25 | 1920-06-02 | 10 | DET,BOS,WSH |
