The New York Yankees entered the ninth inning of Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday down 3-1. While former New York closer Aroldis Chapman was on the hill, they loaded the bases on three consecutive singles. The Yankees then became the first team in postseason history to not score a run and lose in that situation.

“The Yankees are the first team in MLB postseason history to have the bases loaded with nobody out in the bottom of the 9th but not score a run and lose the game,” OPTAStats posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Judge, and Cody Bellinger all hit singles off of Chapman to start the inning. Bellinger's single was nearly caught, so Goldschmidt could not score from second on the play. Giancarlo Stanton struck out, ending his

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