Yankees on brink of elimination after failing to capitalize against Aroldis Chapman
On a tense night in the Bronx, the New York Yankees failed to take advantage of an unbeatable opportunity in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and no outs against closer Aroldis Chapman, who returned to Yankee Stadium as an executioner in the Boston Red Sox jersey. After three consecutive singles by Goldschmidt, Judge and Bellinger, it seemed that the home team would stage the dream comeback.However, Chapman was unfazed, striking out Giancarlo Stanton, forcing Jazz Chisholm Jr. to hit a fly ball that did not bring in any runs and closing with a strikeout of Trent Grisham to silence the stadium and seal Boston's 3-1 victory in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.Yankees slugger Jazz Chisholm Jr. performs one of the smoothest bat flips of the seasonMax Fried dominates, but Yankees' bullpen lets lead slip awayThe night […]
