Judge Not, Lest the Yankees Be Judged

In this case, "bagel" is a play on "donut,"

which is a play on "zero."

"Bagel & Sox" is a play on "bagel & lox."

Last night's series finale at Fenway Park was the best game the Yankees played in the series, and they still lost.

At first, it looked like the Yankees might pull out a consolation win. Jake Bauers led off the game with a walk. No Cliché Alert here: It didn't "kill" anybody. Gleyber Torres doubled, and an Anthony Rizzo groundout got Bauers home. But Giancarlo Stanton struck out, and Josh Donaldson grounded out. From then on, the Yankees only got 4 hits, 2 walks and, since this was the Red Sox, a hit batsman.

Luis Severino was the Yankees' starting pitcher, and he did his comeback no favors. He only went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs, 3 of them earned, on 7 hits and 3 walks, although he did strike 6 men out. Ron Marinaccio, Wandy Peralta and Tommy Kahnle each pitched a scoreless inning, but it didn't matter.

Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. WP: Bryan Bello (4-4). SV: Kenley Jansen (15). LP: Severino (0-2).

With Aaron Judge out of the lineup, the Yankees have these OPS+'s, keeping in mind that 100 is exactly average:

* Aaron Judge (currently injured), 194

* Billy McKinney, 123

* Harrison Bader (currently injured), 119

* Jake Bauers, 116

* Anthony Rizzo, 113

* Gleyber Torres, 113

* Willie Calhoun, 96

* Josh Donaldson, 95

* Giancarlo Stanton, 93

* DJ LeMahieu, 88

* Kyle Higashioka, 83

* Anthony Volpe, 70

* Isiah Kiner-Falefa, 70

* Jose Trevino, 60

* Oswald Pereza, 54

* Oswaldo Cabrera, 49

Judge makes everybody better. The Yankees are 9-14 without him. And there is no timetable for his return. At that same rate, if he doesn't come back, the Yankees will finish 64-98. Talk about "Judge not, lest ye be judged."

The Yankees come home, and have the day off. Tomorrow, the Seattle Mariners come in.