Magnitude of Sunday's win not lost on Yankees manager Aaron Boone – Tampa Bay Times

ST. PETERSBURG — Yankees manager Aaron Boone, watching on his clubhouse office television after being ejected during Sunday’s fifth inning, said the final moments of the heart-pounding 2-1 victory against the Rays caused him more tension than he ever would have felt in the dugout.“My pacemaker was kicking into overdrive,” Boone said. “It’s way more nerve-wracking to watch this way. … This does feel bigger (than a normal win). To get a big win, a tough one on the road against a team that we’re fighting with … it’s huge this time of year.”The Yankees, who had dropped six of their last seven games, avoided the sweep at Tropicana Field and extended their American League East division lead to five games against the Rays.It was made official when closer Clay Holmes got a full-count, strike-three call on his borderline sinker pitch against Rays leadoff batter Yandy Diaz with the winning run in scoring position. Diaz looked incredulously toward home plate umpire Vic Carapazza, then flung his batting helmet to the turf before it bounced and rolled toward the Rays’ dugout.The Yankees could appreciate Diaz’s frustration.They have lived a similar frustration the last few weeks while struggling to score runs and…
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