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Yankees better remember how to play baseball after this clown show — or else

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Sherman, J. (2026, October 6). Yankees better remember how to play baseball after this clown show — or else. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/sports/yankees-better-remember-how-to-play-baseball-after-this-clown-show-or-else/

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In Game 2 of the ALDS, played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, the New York Yankees suffered a critical 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. The game saw the Yankees commit four errors and several misplays, contributing significantly to their downfall. After losing the first game of the series by one run despite strong pitching from Cam Schlittler in Game 1, the Yankees struggled defensively right from the start in Game 2. Errors by Ryan McMahon, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Austin Wells, Spencer Jones, George Lombard Jr., and Luis García Jr. led to three unearned runs and a poor performance overall. The Rays capitalized on these mistakes, particularly with Richie Palacios’s two-run single that extended their lead to four runs in the fifth inning. This loss put the Yankees at risk of elimination as they now trail 2-0 in the series heading back to New York for Games 3 and 4.

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Joel Sherman

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Cam Schlittler has to be “win day” for the Yankees in these playoffs. asserted

Schlittler → have → playoffs

That felt nonnegotiable if his organization was going to win a championship for the first time since 2009. asserted

organization → feel → 2009

Still, his teammates had to help him a little. asserted

teammates → have → him

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he → access → Yankees

Sign Up NowYet, they could not even muster a little — unless you are talking about how small they showed up Monday night beyond Ben Rice. uncertain

they → sign → Rice

All you need to know is that in a four-batter span to begin the bottom of the first inning, the Yankees committed three errors behind Schlittler. asserted

Yankees → need → Schlittler

So they had as many errors in about five minutes as they had hits in this game until Rice hit his second solo homer with one out in the eighth inning. asserted

Rice → have → inning

Basically the Rays forced the Yankees to play baseball — and the Yankees were just awful at it. asserted

Yankees → force → it

Yankees better remember how to play baseball after this clown show — or else

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