The New York Yankees didn’t just lose to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday — they were humiliated 12–1 at Yankee Stadium.

One of baseball’s fiercest rivalries has tilted firmly in Boston’s favor, and the Yankees looked lifeless when urgency mattered most.

Yankees falling behind in the standings

With the defeat, the Yankees are now 6.5 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the division.

They also sit 1.5 games back of Boston in the American League East, a painful twist considering recent progress in the standings.

A five-game winning streak had temporarily restored optimism, but against Boston, the Yankees have looked flat and overwhelmed.

In the Wild Card race, they cling to second place with just a slim half-game cushion over the Seattle Mariners.

That margin leaves no

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