Collapse?

The Yankees were one out away in the eighth inning of getting out of the frame with no damage done. However, Chris Gimenez came up with a Ryan Roberts on first and eeked a single through the right side as Robinson Cano could not get it to throw the runner out. Chris Gimenez is a .200 hitting back-up catcher for the Rays who has killed the Yankees today with two big hits. Ryan Roberts stole second base in Gimenez's at-bat to enable Roberts to later score on the single.

The Yankees had the lead-off runner on in both, the seventh and eighth innings against Shields and hit into two double plays. Advancing and scoring runners has been the Yankees problem for the better part of the season and now it is starting to take effect on their season as the Orioles are now just one game behind the Yankees in the standings. This is a scary thing for the Yankees as they continue to stumble and lose ground in the standings. You don't have to go too far back to see what the Red Sox did last season and correlate it to how the Yankees have been playing recently. With that said, it is not too early to be concerned with this team's play.

Sabathia pitched well enough to get the victory but the Yankees sluggish offense was the reason for the loss yet again. With a runner on third and the Yankees down to their last out of the game, Curtis Granderson struck out to end the game. The Yankees division lead is down to one game and the Rays are just 2.5 games behind the Yankees. In other words, the Yankees are dead ducks.