Actually, Wang had essentially no effect whatsoever on the overall record: he contributed to two +5 losses and one +5 win. (See schedule/dates below)

And, the oddity here is that the Yankees performed BETTER pre-ASB in +5 RD games, than they did post-ASB when they had the overall best record in baseball in the May-Sept period:

Pre-ASB Record: 15-8
Post-ASB Record: 16-11

So, really the question is what was different in the second half than the first (and it’s strange because the team had the best record from May, what 15th on?).

Statistical Anomaly Alert:

Months with the fewest +5 results — June (5) and July (5)
Months with the most: August (12) and September (11)

** CMW Pitching

4/6 (l)
4/9 (w)
4/11 (w)
4/13 (l) **
4/14 (w)
4/16 (l)
4/18 (l) **
4/25 (l)
4/28 (w)
5/9 (l)
5/13 (w)
5/19 (w)
5/20 (w)
5/25 (w)
5/27 (w) ** (Relief App)
5/30 (w)
6/2 (w)
6/9 (l)
6/14 (w)
6/26 (w)
6/27 (w)
7/7 (w)
7/11 (l)

15-8

7/24 (w)
7/27 (w)
7/31 (l)
8/1 (l)
8/6 (w)
8/8 (w)
8/13 (w)
8/16 (l)
8/18 (w)
8/21 (w)
8/22 (l)
8/26 (w)
8/27 (l)
8/29 (w)
8/30 (w)
9/2 (w)
9/4 (l)
9/6 (l)
9/7 (w)
9/11 (l)
9/13 (w)
9/15 (l)
9/19 (w)
9/20 (l)
9/28 (w)
10/2 (l)
10/4 (w)

16-11

btw, somewhere either I’m missing a +5 game or they counted 1 too many as I see 31-18 record in blowouts.

One word: “Mo”

Fixed.

Tommie, you should have – it would have been well deserved – and well played.

… nah, too easy.