Another day, another mind-numbing way to lose. In truth, the Yankees are mostly just playing out the string these days, so losses like the one they suffered to the Nationals yesterday don’t sting nearly as much as they would’ve a few months ago when the team still offered hope. Even so, this loss (allowing the game-losing run on a series of infield hits, seeing the winning run stranded on base on a ball that was struck well) still showed that there are always new stomach-turning ways to lose a ballgame.
In any event, the Yankees are off to Tampa, where they at least can try to play spoiler.