Facing the Red Sox (37-36) on back-to-back weekends, the Yankees (42-28) dropped five of six and seemingly gave life to their rival’s season. In The Bronx, it was their pitching that failed them. At Fenway, it was their lifeless bats, plus a costly baserunning miscue in each of the past two games.

Garrett Crochet’s Aaron Judge Message After Yankees’ Loss to Red Sox originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Boston Red Sox star pitcher Garrett Crochet kept the New York Yankees in check for almost the entire game on Friday. However, future Hall of Famer Aaron Judge made Boston's night harder in the ninth inning.

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge is one of the best hitters in baseball, but he is the only offensive presence on his team recently