On a day the Yankees were playing a big game, most Yankees came up small this afternoon in the Bronx. Starter Jordan Montgomery was battered around to the tune of seven well-earned runs allowed, and the Yankees bats managed only four hits off of five Tampa Bay pitchers. The game was an unmerciful beating at the hands a team that is simply on a different level than the Yankees are.
I noted in the game thread earlier today that this Yankee team absolutely refuses to make anything easy, on themselves or us fans. They proved me right pretty quickly in the first inning when Jordan Montgomery issued a leadoff walk to Randy Arozarena, which was followed by a single off the bat of rookie phenom Wander Franco.