Unexpectedly, the Yankees’ offense has gone chilly.
And hastily, the Boston Purple Sox have overtaken them for the American League’s prime wild card spot.
The Yankees managed solely three hits and a stroll in Friday evening’s 1-0 loss to the Purple Sox, who’ve now crushed them seven video games in a row.
Purple Sox starter Brayan Bello dominated over seven innings, throughout which he recorded 5 strikeouts and induced two double performs over 92 pitches within the Bronx.
Former Yankees farmhand Garrett Whitlock was equally glorious for the Purple Sox, putting out Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton on three pitches apiece throughout a 1-2-3 eighth inning.
And one other ex-Yankee, Aroldis Chapman, tossed a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Yankees (69-59) didn’t get a baserunner to second base at any level within the recreation and despatched solely two batters above the minimal to the plate. The sport ended with Aaron Decide on deck.
Bello has hurled 14 scoreless innings towards the Yankees over two begins this season. He additionally threw seven shutout frames throughout a June 15 win in Boston.
Purple Sox (70-59) now boast a half-game lead over the Yankees (69-59) within the wild card standings. The Yankees are 1-7 towards Boston this season.
The Yankees entered this four-game sequence on a five-game successful streak. They totaled 14 homers and 19 runs throughout a two-game sweep of the Rays in Tampa on Tuesday and Wednesday.
However the Yankees have totaled solely three runs by way of two video games within the sequence towards Boston.
Friday’s offensive outage squandered a bounce-back begin by Max Fried, who hurled six scoreless innings and struck out seven.
It was the primary scoreless begin since June 25 by Fried, who entered Friday with a 6.80 ERA over his earlier eight begins.
The Purple Sox broke by way of within the seventh towards reliever Mark Leiter Jr., with back-to-back doubles by Nathaniel Lowe and Connor Wong, giving them a 1-0 lead.
Boston threatened once more within the ninth. After Jarren Duran walked and stole second base, shortstop Anthony Volpe tried to nab Duran at second on a Ceddanne Rafaela grounder. However Duran received again to the bottom safely, and Rafaela reached on a fielder’s selection.
The Yankees escaped the jam later within the inning, nevertheless, when Volpe threw Duran out at dwelling on a Wong grounder.
With the loss, the Yankees fell into the second AL wild card spot, with the Seattle Mariners, who maintain the third and closing wild card place, on their heels, and the Kansas Metropolis Royals not far behind them.
The highest wild card spot is especially beneficial, because it grants home-field benefit within the Wild Card spherical of the playoffs.
The Yankees can reclaim that prime spot with a win on Saturday afternoon, however it gained’t come simply with Purple Sox ace Garrett Crochet (13-5, 2.43 ERA) set to start out. Will Warren (7-5, 4.25 ERA) is slated to start out for the Yankees.
Initially Revealed: August 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM EDT
