In 2018, the Yankees failed in their quest for championship No. 28. The biggest reason why? An inability to produce hits when it mattered most.
Check this stat out. In their Division series loss to the hated Boston Red Sox, the Yanks were 4-for-26 with runners in scoring position, via Baseball Reference. That’s a .154 batting average.
Time and time again, the Yanks left men on base when they should have been cashing in runs.
Teams can get away with this in the regular season if they pitch well and hit home runs, as the 100-win Yankees did.