Besides, the Yankees are -6 games vs .500 against those winning teams; the Rays are +6. Yankees are also only +5 wins vs .500 against the losing teams they've played; Rays are +23. It's hard to say the schedule strength has made much difference relative to the fact that the Yankees just haven't been as good against each category of opponent.
TB will play a .544 average opponent over the rest of the season; NYY will play a .489, so it will correct itself some from here on: https://www.tankathon.com/mlb/remaining_schedule_strength
Besides, the Yankees are -6 games vs .500 against those winning teams; the Rays are +6. Yankees are also only +5 wins vs .500 against the losing teams they've played; Rays are +23. It's hard to say the schedule strength has made much difference relative to the fact that the Yankees just haven't been as good against each category of opponent.
MLB standings today show Yankees have played 89 games against teams >.500, while Tampa Bay has played 70. Is that correct? Is that fair and balanced?