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The New York Yankees are currently in first place in the AL East, but they could lose their grip on the division if they lose tonight’s game against the Boston Red Sox.
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The Yankees have lost four out of their last five games.
The Yankees have lost four out of their last five games. If they lose tonight, they will have lost five out of their last six games. This would be their worst losing streak of the season.
The Yankees are currently in third place in the AL East, behind the Red Sox and the Rays. If they lose tonight, they will drop to fourth place behind the Blue Jays.
The Yankees are still in contention for a playoff spot, but if they lose tonight, their chances of making the playoffs will decrease significantly.
If they lose tonight, they will be five games out of first place.
If the Yankees lose tonight, they will be five games out of first place. They would need to win their remaining games and have the Red Sox lose theirs in order to win the division. If they don’t win the division, they would need to hope that one of the wild card teams loses so that they can clinch a spot in the playoffs.
The Yankees have not been five games out of first place since 1995.
The Yankees have not been five games out of first place since 1995. If they lose tonight, they will be five games back in the AL East. It’s hard to fathom, but it’s possible. Here’s a look at what would happen if the Bronx Bombers found themselves in unfamiliar territory.
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The Yankees have not been five games out of first place since 1995. If they lose tonight, they will be five games back in the AL East. It’s hard to fathom, but it’s possible. Here’s a look at what would happen if the Bronx Bombers found themselves in unfamiliar territory:
The last time the Yankees were five games out of first place was on September 28, 1995. They would go on to lose the AL East title to the Baltimore Orioles by two games.
If the Yankees lose tonight and fall five games out of first place, it would mark the first time they’ve been that far behind in the standings since George Steinbrenner bought the team in 1973.
It’s worth noting that the last time the Yankees were five games out of first place this late in the season was 1978. That year, they came back to win the World Series.
The last time the Yankees were five games out of first place, they went on to win the World Series.
The last time the Yankees were five games out of first place, they went on to win the World Series. That was in 1978, when they came back from a 14-game deficit to beat the Red Sox in a one-game playoff.
But times have changed since then. The Yankees are now an aging team with an expensive payroll, and they’re in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 1993.
If the Yankees lose tonight, they will be five games out of first place in the AL East. They would also be behind the Rays and Orioles in the wild card standings.
It’s not impossible for the Yankees to come back from this deficit, but it would be very difficult. They would need to get hot at the right time and hope that other teams stumble.
The bottom line is that a loss tonight would put the Yankees in a very tough spot. They would need some help to make the playoffs, and it’s not clear if they would get it.
