Red Sox Loyalist Rubs Salt In Yankees’ Wounds After Aaron Judge Rekindles Postseason Trauma In Bronx

However, for us, we would like to have some more restraint before concluding on the Yankees. Why? In the Wild Card series, the Yankees went down against the Red Sox in the first game, but still made a grand comeback. Hence, the Blue Jays still need to win one more game to seal the series. Let’s see if the Yankees let them do that easily.

Yes, the Yankees still have time to turn things around. But it feels like those old postseason ghosts are back to haunt Aaron Judge again. While we are still reeling from that infamous dropped ball in Game 5 of last year’s World Series, once more, Judge’s postseason struggles seem to be piling up. It’s wild as he’s made just two errors in the entire regular season over the last four years. Yet he’s already matched that total in the 2025 playoffs. Hence, safe to say Judge just can’t seem to shake his postseason woes.

The Yankees’ pitching southward journey continues

No, it’s not only on Aaron Judge to put things correct for the Yankees. It was also on their bullpen to restrict the runs. But they continue to blow up the games since the regular season. However, in Game 2, the Yankees’ starting rotation also faltered.

This game showed just how badly Max Fried got lit up by the Blue Jays. Notably, during the regular season, Fried was on a hot streak. For instance, in 16 starts following a Yankees loss, he went 11-1 with a 1.82 ERA, and the team won 12 of those games. But on Sunday in Game 2 of the ALDS, things went completely off the rails.

The Blue Jays teed off on him for seven runs in just over three innings, racking up eight hits and two walks at Rogers Centre. And with back-to-back blowout losses, the Yankees made some unfortunate franchise history. The 23 runs they’ve given up over the last two games are the most ever allowed by New York in a postseason span that short.

Simply put, the Yankees’ pitching has been completely exposed. Now it’s up to Carlos Rodon to stop the bleeding in Game 3 on Tuesday night. He went 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA during the season and took a no-decision in the Wild Card round after giving up three runs over six-plus innings. We’ll see if he can keep New York’s season alive.