New York reaffirmed the unpredictable nature of baseball on Friday night, as they fell to a Colorado team that entered the series with a historically poor 8-42 record.

Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fifth inning to back six strong innings from Tanner Gordon, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Yankees 3-2 in Denver on Friday night.

The New York Yankees rookie outfielder is the first player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish this impressive home run feat.

At the forefront of this problem has been the lack of production the Yankees have received from their catchers. Entering Friday, starting catcher Austin Wells is hitting .200/.269/.443 with eight home runs while backup catcher J.

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees will try to get to Nathan Eovaldi when he starts for the Texas Rangers on Thursday at 12:35 p.m. ET. The Yankees' .260 batting average is fifth-best in the majors. The Rangers rank 25th in MLB with a .230 team batting average.

The New York Yankees add a franchise infielder in this hypothetical blockbuster, sending George Lombard Jr. and Spencer Jones out the door.

The Texas Rangers and New York Yankees play the second game of a 3-game set Wednesday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

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