Each remaining game should be meaningful for every team, yet the stakes are higher for some than others. Starters Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, and Carlos Rodón have all missed substantial time while recovering from injuries. Cole and Fried have 12 starts apiece and are slated for their 13th — Fried on Saturday and Cole on Sunday — against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. They have fought through adversity to stand razor-thin at 1 1/2 games behind the AL East pace-setting Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay was 62-44 and the Yankees 61-46 when they played the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox, respectively, last night.