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Yankees’ Aaron Boone, Matt Blake sent depressing message after blowing Max Fried’s lead vs Red Sox in Game 1

New York Yankees manager and pitching coach Matt Blake combined to make fatal mistakes in a 3-1 Game 1 loss in the team’s Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.

As the Athletic’s Chris Kirschner noted, the Yankees’ bullpen, perhaps the most important piece for their World Series push, failed its first test in relief of Max Fried, who struck out six, walked three, and gave up no earned runs in 6.1 innings.

Luke Weaver gave up two runs on two hits and a walk while recording no outs. David Bednar gave up the other run in the top of the ninth, off two hits.

“The Yankees’ biggest weakness in the regular season was their bullpen. And

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