Stat wizard Katie Sharp recently unearthed this doozy: The Yankees entered Monday as the worst team in baseball at hitting with runners in scoring position.
After going 3-for-36 (.083) with runners in scoring position over the last four games, the Yankees’ RISP batting average since June 1st dropped 18 points to .161 — still the worst in baseball. The team managed to achieve a 21-12 mark over that stretch, but they were 7-for-86 (.081) with RISP in those 12 losses. In the eight games dropped by two runs or less, they were 6-for-68 (.