Even with the joke that has become the baseball playoff system, the Yankees are going to miss the postseason. New York hasn't missed the playoffs in consecutive years since 1992 and '93. But with 20 games left in the regular season and trailing by 5 1/2 games while looking up at five teams, the Yankees aren't getting in.

The Yankees aren't good enough to get in especially without injured Brett Gardner and Martin Prado, who had gotten hot batting .382 in his last 17 games.

Now the Yankees run into a hot Jake Odorizzi, who hasn't been scored on in his last 14 1/3 innings. Only three times during his last 11 starts has Odorizzi given up more than two earned runs.

The Rays have won 23 of their last 32 road games. They are 12-2 in their last 14 games at Yankee Stadium, including winning the past five times there.

The Yankees are playing tight feeling the pressure. They have dropped six of their last nine. I don't see things changing for New York with Chris Capuano on the mound. He's close to washed-up with a 4.86 ERA in his last three starts spanning 16 2/3 innings. Capuano has surrendered six homers during this span.

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