Source: FanGraphs
Make it five consecutive losses at the Oakland Coliseum dating back to last season. The Yankees lost Monday afternoon’s series-opener 6-3 to the Athletics. Just another game in which the Yankees were outplayed and out-managed. The Yankees are playing like a team that thinks it can flip the ON switch whenever necessary. If only it was that easy. It’s a holiday, so let’s recap this one with bullet points:
- CC Labors on Labor Day: Ugly start for CC Sabathia, who didn’t get any help from Miguel Andujar defensively, but also allowed a lot of loud contact to a predominantly right-handed lineup.