By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer

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After three straight thrilling one-run games, the New York Yankees might find a drop in intensity in their next...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Billy Butler's tiebreaking homer was just fair, and just in time, too.

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Alex Rodriguez came to the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Sunday, wanting to do something special for the thousands of people who waited out a lengthy rain delay to see him hit home run No. 600. Blake Wood had no intention of being a footnote in history. After getting ahead of A-Rod in the count, the Royals reliever threw a pitch high and tight that deflected of the New York...

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The last thing that Kyle Davies wanted to do was allow another milestone home run to Alex Rodriguez. That's why the Kansas City pitcher could smile while standing in front of his locker on Saturday, despite giving up two homers to Mark Teixeira and another to Jorge Posada. After all, he kept Rodriguez in the park and pitched the Royals to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees.

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A.J. Burnett stood smiling in front of his locker Friday night, allowing himself the luxury of imaging what could have been if a wicked thunderstorm hadn't curtailed his fine outing. That's the Burnett the Yankees hope to see on a more consistent basis. The tempestuous right-hander bounced back from a horrible start cut short by a self-inflicted injury to pitch five scoreless innings,...

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Let’s take a look at tonight’s defining moment:

Robinson Cano doesn’t run hard on a base hit to center to lead off the second inning, but still, somehow, winds up on third with no one out. Yet the Yankees fail to score as I-Rod pops out and Melky “Why isn’t Damon playing?” Cabrera grounds into a double play.

And that really seemed to be all she wrote as brand new dad, and latest Yankee-killer, Glen Perkins shutout the Bombers for eight innings.

It was pathetic…I think. To be fair I started to switch over to women’s beach volleyball and the Michael Phelps show over on NBC. Sure, I flipped back to the YES Network but it was only for a pit stop. The Yankees looked lost.

In fact, I’ve found myself doing that a lot recently. Like when the Yanks wasted Dan Giese’s six innings of one run ball this past Saturday. The Halos then pasted the bullpen for eight runs in the eighth inning which was about when I found myself curious about men’s archery.

Of course, it’s a rough patch in the schedule…but the Yankees have looked disgraceful against baseball’s best teams. In today’s game, a run in the second may have changed the complexion of a game against a guy who’s ERA against the Yanks so far this year was 9.00. But not today…not after Cabrera’s twin killing.  There was little doubt in my mind that they would roll over after that.

Is it all over for the Bombers? I’ve never been that much of an alarmist, so I don’t think the season’s lost. Still, this stretch could be what drowned the Yanks if we look back and see no playoff games in the Stadium’s final season.

The Yanks have two more against Minnesota before they can come home and bottom feed off the Royals on Friday. Before then, I hope I’m watching a little bit less of the Olympics.

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