The thing that’s been the most frustrating thing about the Yankees’ struggles this season is that it seems like they rarely have an answer after getting punched in the mouth. At least in this game, they did have a bit of an answer, even if they came up short in the end.
After leading for most of the game, the Yankees fell behind late after a bullpen blowup mostly by Tommy Kahnle and Clay Holmes. While the Yankees’ offense showed some fight in trying to come back, they fell agonizingly short, as the Nationals took the game and the series with a 6-5 win.