BTBS: How hard is it to sweep a doubleheader?

This past weekend, I was lucky enough to attend a Red Sox-Yankees game at Fenway Park. Fenway is awesome, and I had a great time on Sunday. But, in a broader scope outside of my experience, the two teams were playing in a crazy four game set to open up the second half. After the Red Sox won on a walk-off-walk on Friday, the Yankees won a 16-inning thriller on Saturday. On top of all that, the two teams had a doubleheader on Sunday.

​I went to Game 1 of the doubleheader, which the Yankees won, 3-0. CC Sabathia wasn’t phenomenal, but he was good enough, and that was all that mattered. Once the game ended, I told my friends that the Red Sox were definitely winning Game 2. I had seen enough doubleheaders in the league, and in my mind, it is hard to sweep.

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