The New York Yankees keep losing games and compromising their lead in the AL East.
There once was a 15.5-game gap, but now, the Yankees are leading the division by just six games.
Their offense has gone missing in the second half, and multiple players are struggling and capping the lineup’s upside.
Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, and Gleyber Torres all look lost at the plate right now.
Aaron Judge can’t do it all: when he doesn’t produce, the entire lineup suffers because Giancarlo Stanton was hurt until recently and no other hitter has taken a step forward.
Gerrit Cole, the Yankees ace, has pitched really well over his last five starts, but has encountered little to no run support.
“Gerrit Cole in his last 5 games: • 2.16 ERA • 0.90 WHIP • 33.1 IP (8 ER) • 34 K’s • 4 Quality Starts. The Yankees are 1-4 in these games,” YankeesMuse tweeted.
Gerrit Cole in his last 5 games:
• 2.16 ERA
• 0.90 WHIP
• 33.1 IP (8 ER)
• 34 K’s
• 4 Quality StartsThe Yankees are 1-4 in these games pic.twitter.com/mTnL2WZbUJ
— YankeesMuse (@YankeesMuse) September 1, 2022
The Yankees’ Struggles Are Not Cole’s Fault: It’s The Offense
Several fans blamed Wednesday’s loss on Cole after he gave up a crucial home run to Shohei Ohtani, but the reality is that the offense has been mostly to blame as of late.
A unit that looked potent, deep, and powerful in the first three months has gone missing, for the most part.
In Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza, the Yanks have two potential internal solutions for the infield, but they refuse to call them up.
Volpe is in Double-A, so it’s understandable, but Peraza has been tearing up Triple-A pitching for a while now, and there has been no call.
When the Yankees proactively look for solutions, they may start to get out of their recent funk.
Until that happens, it’s now official: their division lead is in real danger, and it’s definitely not Cole’s fault.
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Tim says
Agreed. Judge doesn’t bail them out they lose. Hicks, Donaldson, Torres are the worst. Bring up Peraza.