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Yanks, Red Sox both 0-3 for only second time
It may be only three losses, but for just the second time in Major League
history both the Yankees and Red Sox are 0-3 after each team was swept in its
season-opening series.
The only other time the two American League East powers both failed to win a
game in their first three contests was 1966. In that season, the Red Sox and
Yankees went on to finish ninth and 10th, respectively, in the 10-team
American League.
Boston posted a 72-90 record, while the Yankees went just 70-89 for their
seventh-worst winning percentage in club history. Considering the teams have
played less than two percent of their games, there's no need to put much
stock in these numbers. The fact remains though, that the last time both
these teams sat winless at this point, Lyndon Johnson was still in office.
"We've all been through three-game losing streaks, but because it's the
beginning of the year, it seems to be magnified a bit," Yankees manager Joe
Girardi said. "This has been a team that over the years has been very
resilient, and I expect to see that again."
New York, in fact, had six losing streaks of three or more games last season
and the Red Sox had eight, including an 0-6 run to start the season.
The nature of some of the losses have made the winless starts especially
painful, with each team squandering at least one ninth-inning lead on its way
to getting swept. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera blew his first save
opportunity of the season as the Rays rallied to win the season opener, 7-6.
The Red Sox outdid their rivals on Sunday, blowing a three-run, ninth-inning
lead and then scoring two in the 11th en route to a 13-12 walk-off loss to
the Tigers.
Sunday's loss brought along another piece of history for the Red Sox, as it
marked just the seventh time in franchise history and the first since 1970
that Boston put up 12 or more runs and still lost.
Boston will try to avoid its second consecutive 0-4 start to the season when
the Sox travel to Toronto on Monday. As for the Yankees, a loss to the
Orioles on Monday would drop them to 0-4 for just the third time in club
history, and the first since 1973.
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随着这对世仇组合今日分别不敌光芒和老虎之后 自 1966 年以来第二次两队开季三连败
那一年两队当然也是成绩不是很理想 红袜 72 - 90 洋基 70 - 89 两队包办末二位
那时候两联盟还是单一分区的时代 两队分别排名第九和第十位 位居美联垫底
洋基去年有六次三连败或是更多 而红袜去年包含开季六战全败在内总共有八次
红袜今日以 12 : 13 败北 象征著队史第七次 以及自 1970 年以来第一次得到 12 分
或是更多时 球队仍然输球的情况
洋基明日将遭遇金鸟 要避免自 1973 年以来第一次开季四战全败的窘境
而红袜不想重蹈去年六战全败的状况 面对蓝鸟的比赛将力求本季的首胜