Yankees better remember how to play baseball after this clown show — or else

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-06 · by Joel Sherman

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In Game 2 of the ALDS, the Yankees faced a tough crowd and challenging conditions in Tropicana Field, where they committed four errors, including three in the first inning alone. Despite starting pitcher Cam Schlittler's strong road record with a 1.52 ERA, the Yankees' defense crumbled early against the Rays. The game ended with Tampa Bay winning 5-2, increasing their series lead to 2-0. Key plays included Junior Caminero's bunt that led to an error and allowed Díaz to score in the first inning. Ben Rice hit solo home runs for New York’s only two runs but couldn’t overcome the defensive blunders. The Yankees now face elimination with their next game at The Bronx.

Written for “Yankees Lose ALDS Game 2” on 2026-10-06, grounded in this article and the 11 other(s) covering the same event.

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Outlets on this story
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📰 Yankees Lose ALDS Game 2
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Who wrote this

Joel Sherman
20 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Sign Up NowYet, they could not even muster a little — unless you are talking about how small they showed up Monday night beyond Ben Rice.
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🔮 The Yankees will have to decide if they want to risk paying David Bednar and Jazz Chisholm Jr. $23.1 million next season, The Post has learned.
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🔮 Nothing will change as far as how the Yankees enjoy their best chance to join last year’s Knicks in forever.
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🔮 Two key issues must be determined for the Mets to fully plot their pathway this offseason: 1. Will Bo Bichette pick up his $42 million player option for 2027? 2.
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🔮 In the end, he went with his best — and the one that would cause the least second-guessing and noise.
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🔮 So you see this fresh and, thus, remove fatigue or boredom or Dodgers hatred or whatever might come when the baseball miraculous is done too often in front of you, rendering it mundane.
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Topics

Fla. ST. PETERSBURG Sports+ The Bronx Yankees

Subjects

Yankees ORG · 6× Ben Rice PERSON · 1× Cam Schlittler PERSON · 1× Fla. GPE · 1× Greg Joyce’s PERSON · 1× Rice PERSON · 1× ST. PETERSBURG GPE · 1× Schlittler PERSON · 1× Sports+ ORG · 1× The Bronx GPE · 1×

Narrative

Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees.
framing: assertive · carried by 8 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25
🔮 Sign Up NowYet, they could not even muster a little — unless you are talking about how small they showed up Monday night beyond Ben Rice.
2026-09-25 · New York Post
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2026-09-27 · New York Post
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2026-09-30 · New York Post
Cam Schlittler added to his Yankees lore with a twist on his Red Sox dominance · assertive framing
2026-10-01 · New York Post
Starters’ two gems provide clear reminder of Yankees’ identity · assertive framing
2026-10-02 · New York Post
The Yankees need to put the brakes on any ideas of an Aaron Judge ALDS return · assertive framing
2026-10-03 · New York Post
How the savvy small-market Rays can be a Yankees ALDS nightmare on all fronts · assertive framing
2026-10-05 · New York Post
Dramatic pick-6 was moment unlocked Deonte Banks needed — even if Giants didn’t · assertive framing
2026-10-06 · New York Post
Yankees better remember how to play baseball after this clown show — or else · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

Cam Schlittler has to be “win day” for the Yankees in these playoffs. asserted
Schlittler → have → playoffs
That felt nonnegotiable if his organization was going to win a championship for the first time since 2009. asserted
organization → feel → 2009
Still, his teammates had to help him a little. asserted
teammates → have → him
Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. asserted
he → access → Yankees
Sign Up NowYet, they could not even muster a little — unless you are talking about how small they showed up Monday night beyond Ben Rice. uncertain
they → sign → Rice
All you need to know is that in a four-batter span to begin the bottom of the first inning, the Yankees committed three errors behind Schlittler. asserted
Yankees → need → Schlittler
So they had as many errors in about five minutes as they had hits in this game until Rice hit his second solo homer with one out in the eighth inning. asserted
Rice → have → inning
Basically the Rays forced the Yankees to play baseball — and the Yankees were just awful at it. asserted
Yankees → force → it
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