To steal from a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, the Yankees have a fever. And the only prescription is…
… Well, what exactly is the prescription?
The Yankees’ return home Friday proved no elixir, as their current ace Michael Pineda got knocked around to the tune of a 10-9 loss at the hands of sub-.500 Texas (19-23). Manager Joe Girardi’s group now has lost four straight and eight of nine, and at 22-20, thanks to victories by Tampa Bay (24-19) and Baltimore (19-20), the Yankees now reside as close to third place as first place — a game and a half in each direction — in the mediocre American League East.