You know, it’s sort of fitting that the Yankees’ season should end in this manner. Yes, Gerrit Cole threw a stinker, and yes, the bullpen allowed a further three runs. But the real story of this game was the offense’s no-show, the latest instance in a laundry list of similar such games this season. This team was built around the premise that the offense could outscore any opponent, and too many times that just didn’t happen.
This one got off to the worst possible start, with Gerrit Cole giving up a two-run shot to Xander Bogaerts in the first to put the Yankees in an early 2-0 hole.