The Yankees are a good team. However, this game was a microcosm of the team’s weaknesses – their ace slumping and the struggling hitters failing to deliver in big spots. They did show some of that Fighting Spirit towards the end, gathering a few runs against the Sox bullpen, but came up short. The Yankees are only up by one game in the division lead – Red Sox and Orioles trail by 1.o and 2.5 games respectively.
Bad Tanaka, again
The fall of Tanaka so far in 2017 can be described as “mystifying”.