When Mark Teixeira posed to admire his ninth-inning, game-tying home run Monday night, which he then punctuated with an ostentatious flip of the bat, it was an infrequent cause for celebration — for him and the Yankees — when leaving the batter’s box this season.
As the Yankees finish out the regular season at home this week and try to stave off elimination from the wild-card race, they know that, more than anything else, their offense failed them this year.
After being second in baseball in runs scored last season, the Yankees plummeted to 22nd entering Wednesday’s games.