Just when it seemed the New York Yankees were becoming a more competitive team, climbing back into the postseason race, the Boston Red Sox delivered a harsh reality check with a crushing 12-1 defeat.
Red alert in the Bronx
In this series, the Yankees are on the brink of a sweep after going 0-3, bringing their overall season record to 1-8 against the Red Sox. This situation is deeply concerning.
The Yankees are in danger of missing the postseason with a 69-60 record, sitting six games behind the Toronto Blue Jays and 2.5 games behind the Red Sox in the Wild Card race.
This streak has given the Boston Red Sox their best run of consecutive wins against the Yankees since 2008, with a total of eight straight victories.
In response to this situation, Aaron Boone acknowledged the team’s subpar performance.
“It sucks. It feels real crappy. We’ve got to get past it,” Boone said. “We can sit here and dwell on it. We gotta play better. We got to play better against these quality opponents in our division. But we can’t erase what’s been a really crappy weekend so far for us, other than putting our best foot forward and going to salvage, and being in control of what we have in the pen and write the story the rest of the way.”
Not long ago, the Yankees held first place in the American League East, but that’s now a distant memory. Currently, they’re fighting to stay in the Wild Card hunt, and if they fail, they’ll miss out on returning to the World Series.
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