5 runs in 5 games is poor for the Yankees. They are struggling mightily to score suddenly. The Torpedo bats are not working, and the return of Giancarlo Stanton did not help the Yankees. The Yankees were shut out for the second game in a row yesterday. The once powerful lineup has gone silent; five runs in five games will not cut it. It seems that if the Yankees do not hit a home run, they do not score. The home run by Aaron Judge, in a losing effort, in Boston was the only home run the Yankees have hit in their last five games. Do you think the Yankees will break their five-game offensive malaise?
5 Runs in Five Games is Poor
All Yankees are struggling at the bat as they have scored just five runs in their last five games, even all-world slugger Aaron Judge. And with the return of slugger Giancarlo Stanton to the lineup last night, the Yankees were shut out for the second consecutive game.
The team has just a .215 batting average in the previous five games, and they lost last night in extra innings. The Yankees have just a .077 batting average in extra innings this season. Their performance in extra innings, when they start with a baserunner at first base, has been cringeworthy. However, let’s focus on the most recent five games.
In the last five games, the Yankees have scored five runs, and they have only 28 hits as a team in those five games. Their lead in the American League, once large, has dwindled to two and a half games. The Yankees have struggled, and they have even made mediocre pitchers look great, as seen with Rafael Soriano last night. They face another mediocre pitcher tonight in Jack.
Kochanowicz, who has a 1-5 record and a poor 5.85 earned run average. Kochanowicz is facing Ryan Yarborough, the former relief pitcher turned starter, who has pitched admirably. He pitched well in his last outing, but he got shelled in the start he had before that one, both against the Boston Red Sox. However, the poor offensive output of the Yankees has squandered great pitching performances over the last five games, encompassing one complete rotation through the starting lineup.
Last night, Clarke Schmidt threw his best game of the season, probably the second-best performance of his career, but that strong effort was squandered by the Yankees. There has been a lot of that as of late, with the Yankees’ shocking offensive slump. We have come a long way from the halcyon days of the Yankees’ Torpedo bats leading to an obscene amount of home runs.
Stanton Picks up 2 Hits in Season Debut
Yankees’ Slugger Giancarlo Stanton was brought back from the 60-day injured list and started at designated hitter in Monday night’s 1-0, 11-inning loss to the Angels at Yankee Stadium. Batting fifth, Stanton looked good and went two for four with a 111.1 mph single in the fourth inning and a 102.9 mph double in the ninth before exiting for a pinch-runner. He is not missing his power, and his return is welcome for the suddenly powerless Yankees.
Professor Cole is on TV Tonight
On the television broadcast tonight, injured Yankees’ ace Gerrit Cole will comment. That should be interesting, as he knows an encyclopedic amount of pitching. Many current Yankees pitchers credit Cole with helping to turn their seasons around. What he has to say will be interesting.
Final Thoughts
The Yankees’ offensive output in the last five games, in particular, has been poor. The hope is that slugger Giancarlo Stanton’s strong return last night would spark the Yankees. Last night it did not. The Yankees face another mediocre pitcher tonight, so they have another chance.
