Let us never speak of these games in Washington again.
The pitching matchup was strongly against the Yankees tonight with the dangerous Jordan Zimmermann facing Adam Warren, so the fact that this game was at least close is somewhat encouraging. Of course, narrowly missed opportunities often hurt even more. Warren did a fine job with a tough Nationals lineup, but after a couple early runs, the Yankees' offense was mostly quiet. Some shoddy defense did them in, making this loss all the more frustrating.
During their recent skid, the Yankees have made an unfortunate habit of scoring in the beginning of the game and then peacing out.