NEW YORK -- With each loss came an even louder silence inside the Yankees ' clubhouse this past weekend. New York, which entered its four-game set against Boston holding a 1 ½-game edge over its arch rival in the American League wild card standings, was flattened for much of the weekend, dropping three straight games before salvaging the finale on Sunday night.

"I can only speak for myself, but I am definitely angry," Aaron Judge said after Saturday's 12-1 shellacking ."Especially against your rivals. You don't want to show up like that when you're at home."

The Yankees haven't shown up in a while, beating up mostly on lesser opponents. When the stage has demanded more, they've been exposed. Since June, they have a series win over just one club that is currently in playoff contentio

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