The New York Yankees are unraveling fast—and Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Texas Rangers might’ve been the breaking point. […]

It meant the Yankees’ fifth straight defeat, all since the trade deadline last Thursday, and it came after Williams also blew the save in the ninth inning of Monday’s loss to the Rangers. The disappointment dropped the Yankees (60-54) to a half-game lead over the Rangers (60-55) for the third and final wild-card spot.

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Luckily for New York, the team expects franchise slugger Aaron Judge to return to the lineup as a designated hitter on Tuesday. But with Judge in that role, the Yankees would have to bench one of their most consistent hitters in Giancarlo Stanton unless he makes a surprising return to the outfield for the first time in two years,