The Yankees scored 21 runs today - after scoring 17 the day before.  When was the last time that a team scored 17+ runs for two games in a row?  Thanks to the Baseball-Reference PI, Team Batting Streak Finder, we know the answer:

 Team    StreakStart  Streak End Games   W   L    AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SO   BB   SB   CS   BA   OBP   SLG   OPS  Opponents+-------+-----------+-----------+-----+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 TEX      2002-07-31  2002-08-01     2    2   0    86   36   41   9   0  10   36    8    8    0   1  .477  .526  .930 1.456 NYY,BOS

 SEA      2000-04-15  2000-04-16     2    2   0    91   36   38   9   1   8   34   13   13    1   1  .418  .500  .802 1.302 TOR

Texas did it against the Yankees and Boston in 2002. Seattle did it at Toronto for two games in 2000.

So, with the Yankees doing it to the Devil Rays on back-to-back days in the Bronx, we have something that's not been done in at least the last 50 years: A team scoring 17+ runs, against the same team, for two days in a row at home.

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