With the Astros trouncing the Yankees, Carlos Gomez — Houston’s lightning rod of an outfielder — slammed his bat down after a sixth-inning at-bat, mad at himself for missing the pitch he was sitting on and for hitting a harmless fly ball to center.
Was Gomez displaying fierce competitiveness? Or was he egging the Yankees on with an over-the-top gesture?
That dividing line seemed to be a matter of which dugout the players and coaches were sitting in on Tuesday night, when Gomez brought a little theater to an otherwise forgettable night for the Yankees that ended in a 15-1 rout.