The Yankees probably score more runs per inning when they are not gifted a runner on second base.

"The Yankees' bullpen wasted Carlos Rodon's efforts, and the team's extra-inning woes continued, as New York fell 5-4 in the 11th inning.

New York entered the 11th batting .770 with a .270 OPS while driving in one run in extras all year. So, of course, the Yankees would push across a run, but it happened without a hit. After Cody Bellinger moved Aaron Judge -- the ghost runner -- to third on a sharp groundout, Judge scampered home on a wild pitch.

But it wasn't enough as the Yankees allowed two runs as the Reds clinched the three-game series."

I'll presume a misprint with the .770 batting average. It should be .170.

The Yankees are lacking in fundamentals and they don't care.

They can still win a lot of these games, maybe even in October. Judge comes through with a bases-clearing double and everyone is happy.

But they will have to do it the hard way. They refuse to do the easy things.