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Overmatched Yankees End Season with Shortcomings Everywhere Against the Red Sox

NEW YORK — Look down at the dugout, if you must, and ask why Aaron Boone is still waiting to call on his stacked bullpen. Look up in the sky, if you wish, and ask why that Gary Sanchez fly ball in the ninth inning couldn't stretch far enough to become a game-winning grand slam.

Or look to the starting rotations, where in three of the four games in a division series that felt close and one-sided at the same time, the Boston Red Sox held a decided advantage over the New York Yankees.

Look where you will, but understand this: After 162 regular-season games and four more over the last five days, the Red Sox were simply the better team.