BOSTON -- The hits have not been falling with nearly enough regularity for the Yankees this season, but hitting coach Alan Cockrell said that he has found reasons to be encouraged that things are moving in the right direction.
"Over the last three or four days, I thought we've hit balls well and didn't have a lot to show for it," Cockrell said on Saturday at Fenway Park. "Is that a fluke? That's baseball. That's the frustrating part about baseball; you can do everything absolutely right and still get a negative result.
"That can wear on you a little bit, but I think the mentality of our guys, the confidence of our guys -- I don't think it's waned.