New York Yankees lost to Washington Nationals (+VIDEO)

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This Wednesday, August 28, New York Yankees The Orioles lost in Washington to the Nationals by a score of 5-2, which compromises their lead in the American League East Division, as the Baltimore Orioles are getting closer to 0.5 games, with one month left in the regular season. Major League Baseball (MLB).

Those led by Aaron Boone They could not recover from a bad start and had to fight back from behind to equalize the score, which was not possible and resulted in their 56th defeat of the current campaign.

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The person in charge of opening the board was Dylan Crewswith a solo home run that gave Washington the lead in the first inning, although it was not the only run the capital team scored in that inning, since after a balk by starter Carlos Rodón, James Wood scored from third base.

With that 2×0 against us, New York Yankees The Nationals came close to getting an early response when Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a home run in the second inning to score the lead. But that hope was short-lived, as Crews showed strength again in the fourth inning and hit a double that widened the gap again, putting the game at 5-1 in favor of the Nationals.

As expected, Aaron Judge’s bat also appeared, who singled in Alex Verdugo in the fifth, giving the New Yorkers options again.

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The New York bats were dull

But time went by and the score remained the same. But if there is one thing that should not be taken for granted, it is that New York Yankees was going to leave Nationals Park defeated, especially with everything he has to play for in the postseason.

That’s how in the ninth inning, an opportunity was created after Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm moved into scoring position. But the closer Kyle Finnegan He was able to show solvency under pressure, as he retired Alex Verdugo y Gleyber Torres to seal the victory for Washington, which is still far behind in the standings with a record of 61-73.

Now, New York Yankees The team has a record of 78-56, remaining 0.5 games above the Baltimore Orioles, its closest rival in the American League East Division. Although it could lose that position if the team in orange beats the Los Angeles Dodgers in one of the games that close the day.

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