This really felt like a June game. Although the Yankees did have some bright moments on offense and the bullpen was strong, they just couldn’t do quite enough at the plate, hit into 1,475 (actually five) double plays, and Jameson Taillon fell apart the second time through the order. All told, the Yankees lost their fourth straight game, 6-4.
The Yankees actually had a fair amount of traffic in the first couple of innings, though a pair of double plays snuffed out any chances of scoring. Anthony Rizzo stepped up and ended the early plague of ground balls in the forth:
This is a weird one.