Yankees have lost two in a row after winning 22 of 26.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Wow was that brutal!
The Yankees hit four more homers on Wednesday night in building 4-0 and 10-5 leads … and they lost.
This 12-10 setback to the Texas Rangers was the Yankees’ worst of the season, by far. And this made it two losses in a row and a series loss to a last-place ballclub following a ridiculous 22-4 run that we may see again for many years.
Amazingly, the Yankees headed home 1 1/2 games out of first place.
How is that even possible?
Well, the first-place Red Sox are pretty darned good, too.
This sure had the makings of a good summer race for first in the AL East.
Meantime, the Yankees’ visit this week to Texas did serve as a reminder that they can lose ballgames even when they’re hitting a bunch of homers, and 31 over five games ties for the biggest five-game bunch in big-league history.
Watch the video above to see what Yankees beat writer Randy Miller thinks we learned this week about the Yankees.
Here are a few other NJ Advance Media Yankees posts worth checking out:
— Homer-happy Yankees blow game after powering way to history
— How Gary Sanchez hurt Yankees with defense again, then got hurt
— Cole Hamels to Yankees? Rangers ace, Aaron Boone address buzz after gem
— Why Aaron Boone was ejected for 1st time, how his players reacted
— Who will and won’t be Yankees options if Domingo German’s struggles continue
— Greg Bird could be back by this weekend | What it means
Randy Miller may be reached at rmiller@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @RandyJMiller. Find NJ.com on Facebook
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