Every single loss this season has been an annoying one, and we’re spoiled that there have been so few (just 14 in total as we approach June). They all seem to have a common thread though — the lineup is too thin to muster much of anything, the starter is good but not perfect, and maybe the lower-leverage guy in the bullpen can’t hold the other team off in the late innings. Today, Gerrit Cole occupied the role normally played by Jordan Montgomery, as he pitched very well in a 3-1 Yankees loss to the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays.
Yankees 1, Rays 3: Just not good enough
