Calls Mount for Aaron Boone's Firing After Yankees' Fifth Straight Loss originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Yankees have lost five straight games. Having led the American League East standings earlier this season, not only has New York fallen to third in the division, but its hold on a Wild Card spot is also slipping.

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.