The Yankees lost even though they won last night. Aaron Judge took an errant pitch to the right wrist and suffered a chip fracture that will sideline him at least three weeks. Judge is the best player on the team and one of the very best players in baseball. For all intents and purposes, he is irreplaceable. The Yankees will have to get by without him the next month or so. Sucks, but it is what it is.
The best way for everyone to feel better about Judge’s injury? Another win. The Royals stink. They’ve scored the fewest runs (367) and allowed the most runs (564) in baseball this season, and we saw enough sloppy defense and silly baserunning — I still can’t believe Alex Gordon got thrown out at the plate to end last night’s game — that it’s no mystery why they’re so bad.