Source: FanGraphs
Home field advantage in the wildcard game will have to wait at least another few hours. The Yankees dropped the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader 9-2 to the Orioles. There is no chance I’m writing two full recaps on a Saturday on the second to last day of the regular season, so here are bullet points:
- Early Chances: The Yankees had some chances to get on the board early in the game. Chris Young‘s leadoff triple in the second was wasted (two pop-ups and a strike) and their third inning rally was short-circuited when Brendan Ryan was thrown out trying to go first-to-third on a soft single to left.