Yankees still looking for answers after being eliminated in the Subway Series
NEW YORK – Emboldened in the late innings, on the way to another Subway Series victory, a section of Mets fans began chanting, “We want So-to!”
Why not think big after dismantling the Yankees in their worst downward spiral of the season?
Pending free agent Juan Soto and captain Aaron Judge, mainstays of the Yankees’ lineup, were left off the roster during the hopeless portion of the Mets’ 12-2 victory on Wednesday night – the fourth consecutive loss for Aaron Boone’s club.
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Judges leading 30 MLB playersth The home run of the year, a two-run shot in the sixth inning, opened and ended the Yankees’ scoring streak.
All in all, Judge scored seven of the Yankees’ nine runs during the Mets’ two-game sweep, underscoring how out of balance Boone’s lineup was during that late-June slump.
“It’s been a crappy couple of weeks for us, but that’s part of it … bad luck hits you,” Boone said after watching the Yanks (52-30) lose eight of their last 10 games.
“We just have to keep going and keep working,” Judge said. “And then we’ll be where we want to be.”
Excited Mets fans, who also endured Wednesday’s 82-minute rain delay, were now able to rejoice in being back to .500 (38-38), winning 12 of their last 15 games and scoring a total of 21 runs in this Subway Series, with another game scheduled for July 23-24 at Yankee Stadium.
By then, the Yankees will likely have had serious discussions about improving their bullpen or bolstering their lackluster performance at second base and corner infield positions by the MLB transfer deadline.
“We’ve figured out some things, but there are some things we need to get better at,” said Boone, whose team clings to a one-game lead in the AL East after Baltimore ended its five-game losing streak.
“But we are completely convinced that we can do it.”
Yankees starter Luis Gil has another tough performance
Luis Gil’s recent ineffective performance also contributed to this unsettling feeling in the Yankees universe.
Although it didn’t compare to the seven-run loss he suffered against the Orioles in the Bronx last Thursday, Gil’s shaky control resulted in five earned runs in 4.1 innings.
In his last two starts, Gil’s ERA has risen from 2.03 to 3.15, and once again his 97-98 mph fastball was meaningless; he walked four batters, struck out two, and allowed a two-run homer to JD Martinez.
Still, “I feel very healthy … very strong,” Gil said through an interpreter on a topic that will come up every week as the rookie heads toward an unprecedented season performance in the innings.
Struggling Gleyber Torres (2-for-29 slide), who had a lackluster game on Tuesday and also didn’t show enough work on the bases, was benched on Wednesday and is expected to be on the bench again on Thursday.
But the supporting cast were shut out over five innings by Mets left-handed starter Sean Manaea.
Except for Aaron Judge, the Yankees lineup remains silent
Alex Verdugo hit double plays on his first two attempts – the first with the bases loaded to prevent another potential first-inning rally – to extend his 2-for-33 slump before hitting two singles.
DJ LeMahieu has had some encouraging at-bats, but is still at a .178 batting average and waiting for his first extra-base hit.
Jose Trevino is 1-for-19 and maybe it’s time to give Austin Wells more time behind the plate or give Ben Rice more starts against lefties.
Meanwhile, Judge didn’t seem thrilled to be used as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, despite being down 10 runs after his 287 runs had just tied Bernie Williams for seventh on the all-time franchise list.th Career homer.
“The game is never over, so I want to make every at-bat,” Judge said before the Yankees began a four-game series in Toronto on Thursday. “But I’m not the manager, he makes the decisions, and I wasn’t upset at all.”
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