BALTIMORE — When the Yankees won 17 of 18 games from April 21 to May 9, they did it without much of a contribution from Brett Gardner. That hasn’t been the case with the recent run of six wins in eight tilts the Yankees take into Monday’s doubleheader against the Tigers in Detroit.
Gardner’s 2-for-5 performance in Saturday night’s 8-5 victory over the putrid Orioles at Camden Yards was the latest example the 34-year-old leadoff hitter has put a sluggish first six weeks behind him.
Entering Monday’s twinbill, Gardner is hitting .395 (17-for-43) with a .435 on-base percentage and a 1.