Yankees Losing Streak Hits Eight Games for First Time in 28 Years

 The Yankees have been breaking a lot of records lately. Only it's the kind of records they don't want any part of. 

On Sunday, the Yankees suffered their eighth consecutive loss in brutal fashion, Sunday, losing 6-5 to the hated Boston Red Sox. It has been 28 years since the Bronx Bombers have suffered such a skid. They now sit four-games under .500 at 60-64. 

Aaron Judge looks mystified. Getty Images

Earlier in the week, the Yankees dropped below .500 -- the latest they have been under the .500 mark since 1995. They haven't finished a season below .500 since 1992; another record that soon may go by the wayside. 

This time the game was shrouded in controversy. In the eighth inning with the game knotted up at five, Anthony Volpe, who had a great day with the bat, lined a base hit to left with Isiah Kiner-Falefa running off of first base. 

Red Sox left fielder Rob Refsynder slipped as he made the throw toward the infield. As Falefa rounded third and slid toward home, the relay throw from short stop Trevor Story came in and catcher Alex Verdugo, who applied the tag. 

 

However it appeared in live action that Falefa slid into home before the tag, under the legs of Verdugo. The initially ruling was that Falefa was safe.

The Red Sox challenged, and replay determined that Falefa was instead out at home plate. 

The controversial moment proved to be fatal for the Yankees. In the top of the ninth inning, Justin Turner -- who crushed a three-run homer earlier in the day, lined a RBI double to right, chasing home the lead run for Boston. 

At the end of the day it was a brutal loss for the Yankees. For his part, Volpe had a great day with the bat. He had a pair of hits, including a three-run bomb to right-center that tied the game at five. He more than made up for an errant throw in the second inning. 

The adrift Yankees are going nowhere fast. They can't score on a regular basis. And on days when they do score runs, they can't get any break either.