The Yankees are in last place in the American League East. That’s right. The once indestructible team is not doing well this season. This position landed on them after a disappointing loss to the Baltimore Orioles yesterday.

You can’t blame the Yankees for not scoring. They had 9 runs. But the Orioles just happened to score one more than them, handing them a 10-9 close call.

Hawkins had a tough night against his former teammates. He gave up two runs in the bottom of the 11th inning, allowing the loss. He’s quoted in the Daily News as saying:

“The guys played their butts off tonight. I came in and let it go just like that. I usually don’t get too upset, but a game like this, you want to come in after we score and shut them down from scoring. I didn’t do that.”

Kennedy started strong, and then allowed a four-run second inning. He then received an injured right lat muscle, throwing him onto the disabled list.

The Yankees seem capable of winning, even with the messy playing. But they just haven’t been able to pull them out this season, turning a growing year into a disappointment.

But maybe Yankees ticket buyers won’t lose heart. There’s still quite a bit of season left. But they’ve got to get it together. New York will not settle for a last place team.

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