In Tuesday’s matchup, the Yankees are staring down a second consecutive series loss. They’re coming off a 6-1 defeat in the freezing temperature of the Midwest and the bats are scuffling to say the least.
The turbulent starting pitching from anyone not named Gerrit or Nestor was to be expected with Yankees starting pitchers dropping like flies. The offense, though, was responsible for picking up that slack, and they haven’t.
The New York offense has put up five runs total in the last four games. Aaron Judge is striking out at a 28.9-percent clip. The bottom of the lineup isn’t getting it done.