BALTIMORE — Joe Girardi talked excessively Saturday morning about how important hosting Tuesday night’s AL wild-card game is for his team.
Then the Yankees performed like they still were hung over from the celebration that followed them clinching a postseason spot Thursday night in The Bronx.
Needing a win to get the wild-card game at Yankee Stadium but with just three regulars in the lineup, the Yankees snoozed through an ugly 9-2 loss to the Orioles in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Camden Yards that was witnessed by about 40,000 vacant seats.
“Obviously you want to play in front of your fans.