The Yankees embarrassed themselves with stunningly poor defense, allowed 19 hits and the margin of defeat matched the largest of the season for the defending champions.
Ryan Klesko had a two-run homer to help send the Brewers to their ninth straight defeat, matching Kansas City for the longest losing streak in the majors this season.
The defeat matched a record loss for the South Pacific islanders, who lost by the same scoreline against New Zealand in 2004, but their endeavour and undoubted class made this occasion far more than a straightforward thumping.
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They tied a franchise record with 59 defeats, matching Hubie Brown's 1985-86 team, which also went 23-59.
The 18 straight defeats matches High Desert (1994) and New Britain (1992) as the second-longest losing streak in the minor leagues since 1992.
For Baddeley, even in defeat, the match was a redemption of sorts.
Another defeat on match day three, this time at the hands of eventual champions Borussia Dortmund, saw the team firmly ensconced at the wrong end of the table.
For the defeated, the matches mostly ended the same way: a handshake with the opponent and the chair umpire, a short interview, a quick shower.
The unbeaten run came to an end at Christmas, with back-to-back defeats in matches against West Bromwich Albion causing the club to fall to fourth place.
On the field, the test match defeat at Cardiff was more a matter of match mismanagement.
