In this case, "bagel" is a play on "donut,"
which is a play on "zero."
"Bagel & Sox" is a play on "bagel & lox."
At first, it looked like the Yankees might pull out a consolation win. Jake Bauers led off the game with a walk. No Cliché Alert here: It didn't "kill" anybody. Gleyber Torres doubled, and an Anthony Rizzo groundout got Bauers home. But Giancarlo Stanton struck out, and Josh Donaldson grounded out. From then on, the Yankees only got 4 hits, 2 walks and, since this was the Red Sox, a hit batsman.
Luis Severino was the Yankees' starting pitcher, and he did his comeback no favors. He only went 5 innings, allowing 4 runs, 3 of them earned, on 7 hits and 3 walks, although he did strike 6 men out. Ron Marinaccio, Wandy Peralta and Tommy Kahnle each pitched a scoreless inning, but it didn't matter.
Red Sox 4, Yankees 1. WP: Bryan Bello (4-4). SV: Kenley Jansen (15). LP: Severino (0-2).
With Aaron Judge out of the lineup, the Yankees have these OPS+'s, keeping in mind that 100 is exactly average:
* Aaron Judge (currently injured), 194
* Billy McKinney, 123
* Harrison Bader (currently injured), 119
* Jake Bauers, 116
* Anthony Rizzo, 113
* Gleyber Torres, 113
* Willie Calhoun, 96
* Josh Donaldson, 95
* Giancarlo Stanton, 93
* DJ LeMahieu, 88
* Kyle Higashioka, 83
* Anthony Volpe, 70
* Isiah Kiner-Falefa, 70
* Jose Trevino, 60
* Oswald Pereza, 54
* Oswaldo Cabrera, 49
Judge makes everybody better. The Yankees are 9-14 without him. And there is no timetable for his return. At that same rate, if he doesn't come back, the Yankees will finish 64-98. Talk about "Judge not, lest ye be judged."
The Yankees come home, and have the day off. Tomorrow, the Seattle Mariners come in.