How to snatch defeat from jaws of victory
The Yankees kicked off their week-long homestand with a frustrating loss to the White Sox, a spectacular crash back to reality, another late lead blown thanks to sloppy defense and baserunning mistakes.
It was a very winnable matchup based on the historical stats and the game conditions, facing Chicago southpaw Carlos Rodon, racing out to a 2-0 lead and Masahiro Tanaka completing seven innings. Consider that entering Monday, the Yankees this season were …
- 26-9 against left-handed starters, the best record in MLB
- 19-5 vs the AL Central, the best record by any team against another division
- 60-10 when scoring first, the best record in MLB
- 51-7 when their starter goes at least six innings, the best record in MLB
But that’s baseball, that’s why you play game the game on the diamond and not on paper.