Funny how things can change in an inning. Saturday, the day after David Robertson blew his first save of the season, the Yankees were an out away from dropping 3 of 4 to the Chicago White Sox and possibly starting a path towards the bottom of the AL East. But a two-out three-run rally, capped by another Brian McCann clutch hit, granted the Yanks extra innings where Jacoby Ellsbury provided his biggest hit in pinstripes so far. Ellsbury homered in the top of the 10th to the give the Yankees a lead that David Robertson was able to preserve without issue.

Is it possible everything has changed and all because of one inning of baseball? Anything is possible. Could have just been a fluke or the Yankees were due but this Yankee fan will take what he can get this year, and any year. Saturday’s comeback was followed by Sunday’s blast from the past. After being honored in pre-game ceremonies, The Captain gave the crowd and Yankee fans alike a reminder of what the game has been privileged to witness for twenty years by going 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs and hitting his first triple in three years. Not saying that said Turning Point will chiefly involve Derek Jeter returning to 2012 form but anything is possible and very welcome.

In other good news, Masahiro Tanaka shook off his first loss of the season and backed up The Captain’s effort with 6 plus solid innings. Throw in David Phelps and Vidal Nuno’s recent strong 7-inning efforts and the starting pitching rotation may finally be developing some depth. The bullpen of Betances, Warren, Thornton, and D-Rob (my first attempt at a nickname for David Robertson) is proving to best one of the game’s best, though concerns of overuse may soon be in play.

The Yankees sit at 26-23 and are still in the hunt for the AL East, despite a super-hot Blue Jay squad that has won 9 of 10 and looking like the 2013 team that everyone saw winning it all. Some early separation has the Rays and the very lowly Sawx falling to the back of the pack. The Boston Red Sox in particular have been the definition of struggling, having now dropped 10 games in a row and playing as if Bobby V. is still on the payroll. Up next, the Yankees have three games against the perennial contending St. Louis Cardinals and three against the surprising Minnesota Twins. Hoping this Turning Point turns into a winning streak.