The Yankees lineup has been struggling for a while now, but the lack of offense in recent weeks has been especially brutal. From August 12th to September 4th, they scored 64 runs in 22 games, an average of under three per game. That stat even comes with a 13-run outburst against an awful Athletics team. Excluding that performance drops the average to less than 2.5 runs per game.
It’s been especially brutal considering the first half of the season, where the Yankees’ offense was performing genuinely well, helping the team to a historic win pace. In retrospect, it’s clear that they probably weren’t that good, but they’re also probably not this bad.