The Yankees had a chance to win a four-game series against the hated Astros, but they didn’t. They split the four games with the Astros, and are still searching for their first series win over a team not named the A’s or Royals since late June.
The Yankees had a chance to upgrade their roster for the remaining two months of the season before Tuesday’s trade, or a chance to start building for next season. They did neither, then lost another game to the Rays and another game in the standings as well.
The Yankees opened a season-defining, seven-game homestand with a 5-1 loss to the Rays. The offense was nowhere to be found and the pitching decisions were beyond puzzling as they fell even further behind in the postseason race.
The Yankees went to Baltimore needing to win series and stack wins. Instead, they leave Baltimore having dropped another series and remain in last place and out of a playoff spot.
The Yankees offense actually looked like Bronx Bombers for the first time in a long time in their 8-3 win over the Orioles. It was a much-needed win, and they’ll need to do the same on Sunday night.
The Yankees arrived in Baltimore needing to cut into their division and wild-card deficits and prove between now and Tuesday they are a team worth adding to by the trade deadline. Instead, they were shut out.
The Yankees played just a bad team and not a historically-bad team, so they lost. After sweeping the 29-73 Royals, the Yankees were blown out by the 46-53 Mets.
The Yankees were swept by the Angels in Anaheim and finished their six-game road trip with one win. They have lost four straight and nine of 11, are in last place in the AL East and four games out in the loss column of the last playoff spot.
The Yankees lost again on Tuesday night in Anaheim. Their 5-1 loss to the Angels was their third straight loss and eighth in their last 10 games. They remain 2 1/2 games out of a playoff spot. Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees. 1. Last summer when the Yankees nearly blew a 15 1/2-game […]
The Yankees had another late lead, and they blew another late in what was another loss. The Yankees let Shohei Ohtani beat them in a 4-3, 10-inning loss in Anaheim.