There’s no getting around how annoying last night’s loss happened to be. They should’ve scored more than one run in the first eight innings. They shouldn’t have given pivotal late-season innings to Domingo Germán and Albert Abreu when at the very least, Aroldis Chapman and Lucas Luetge were available. Their final two at-bats should’ve been more competitive.
Whatever. The Angels did the Yankees a favor by beating the Mariners late last night, so the Yankees enter today with a Magic Number of 1. They can clinch a playoff spot all on their own today by beating the Rays.