It was easy to miss. The Yankees were spending Monday — all of Monday — beating the Orioles, which is rote this season.
So within winning both ends of a doubleheader, the in-game losses were hard to detect. But in the opener, Luis Cessa began to surrender a big lead, forcing manager Aaron Boone to turn to Zack Britton and Aroldis Chapman to close it out — as he had to do with Adam Ottavino when Nestor Cortes Jr. wobbled late in the nightcap.
Twenty-four hours later, Boone was praising the importance of Adonis Rosa holding Baltimore to one run over the final two innings.