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In another last-minute comeback attempt, the New York Yankees managed to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday. Paul Goldschmidt and Aaron Judge singled again, this time followed by a base hit from Cody Bellinger. With the bases loaded and no outs, the Yankees failed to score a single run, finishing the game with a 3-1 loss.
According to Opta Stats, it is the first time in postseason history where a team loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the ninth and failed to score a run, losing the game.
For the Yankees, such a feat isn’t a very rare event. In fact, it is an elusive magic trick they rehearsed numerous times this year alone. Against elite arms such as Crochet and Chapman, the only two pitchers the Red Sox used on Tuesday, it isn’t too puzzling to imagine the Yankees struggling. But with a few prime opportunities on their doorstep, it still boggles the mind that such a potent lineup failed to inflict even minimal damage.
On the day, Judge, Goldschmidt and Anthony Volpe combined to go 6-for-11. The rest of the Yankees lineup went 1-for-22.
The Yankees will face elimination on Wednesday in Game 2. Should the Red Sox prevail on Wednesday, or Thursday, the Yankees will have lost the last four postseason matches against their prominent rivals, having lost in the 2004 ALCS, the 2018 ALDS and the 2021 wild-card game.