Losing to the Red Sox when they're bad would be especially agonizing to the Yankees.
It wasn't just losing to the Red Sox that changed the ground rules.
When the Dodgers finally got to the Series in 1916, they lost to the Red Sox.
Having lost three straight to the Red Sox, the Tigers were four games out of first place.
The Angels lost the division series to the Red Sox in just 3 games.
Rodriguez lost a game and the Angels would lose the series to the Red Sox in 4 games.
June 18: The Tigers lost 11-7 to the Red Sox.
The Yankees stumbled, 6-5, to lose three of four games to the Red Sox and complete the season with a 92-70 record.
Rivera, for example, had had four days off when he lost to the Red Sox.
I hate to have the fact that we lost two games to the Red Sox make up my mind.