Yankees make unfortunate history with awful 9th inning in loss to Red Sox

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The New York Yankees came into Game 1 of their American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox with home-field advantage and a desire to make it back to the World Series.

But their hopes were dashed on Tuesday night thanks to Red Sox star Garrett Crochet and clutch hitting from Masataka Yoshida and Alex Bregman. Boston won the game, 3-1, and took an early advantage in the series.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet delivers against the New York Yankees during the first inning of Game 1 of an American League Wild Card baseball playoff series, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Yankees applied pressure on the Red Sox in the bottom of the ninth inning. Boston closer Aroldis Chapman attempted to get the four-out save. He did his job in the eighth inning, but in the ninth, Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Judge and Clay Bellinger got on base.

New York, however, failed to get a runner across the plate with the bases loaded. Chapman struck out Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr. flied out to right field and Trent Grisham ended the game with a strikeout.

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New York Yankees Trent Grisham, left, and Boston Red Sox catcher Carlos Narváez react after Grisham struck out with the bases loaded during the ninth inning to end Game 1 of an American League Wild Card baseball playoff series, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in New York.  (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

The Yankees’ futility at the plate in a dire situation was historic, according to Opta Stats.

The researching organization wrote on X that the Yankees