IT'S BIZARRO IN YANKEE GAMES THIS YEAR

Every Yankee game feels the same this year.  They generally score a few runs, 1-3 early, then have to try to hang on if they want to win.  They have so many games where they score early, but then can’t score any additional runs in the 6^th to 9^th innings, and often for even longer than this.  

This pattern has occurred in 20 games in just July and August alone. Check this out:

• July 1 vs. Tampa Bay – Yanks score a run in the 4^th inning, then shutout rest of the way and lost 2-1 

• July 2 vs. Tampa Bay – Yanks scored 3 runs by the 4^th inning, then shutout rest of the way and lost 6-3 

• July 4 vs. Minnesota – Yanks scored 6 runs by the 2^nd inning, then could not score rest of the way and held on for the 6-5 win 

• July 5 vs. Minnesota – Yanks scored 1 in the 5^th and led 1-0 until the 7^th but could not score rest of the way and lost 2-1 in the 10th 

• July 6 vs. Minnesota – Yanks had 9 runs by the 4^th inning and could not score the rest of the way, but held on for the 9-7 win 

• July 7 vs. Cleveland – Yanks got 5 runs by the 3^rd inning, then none the rest of the way, but held on for a 5-3 win. 

• July 8 vs. Cleveland – Yanks 3 runs by the 2^nd inning and led 3-1, but failed to score the rest of the way and lost 5-3 

• July 9 vs. Cleveland – Yanks had 3 runs by the 5^th and led 3-0 but failed to score rest of the way and lost 9-3. 

• July 11 vs. Baltimore – Yanks get 2 runs by the 3^rd inning, then none the rest of the way and lost 3-2 in 10 innings 

•  July 13 vs. Baltimore – Yanks score in the 1^st inning then fail to score rest of the game and lost 3-1 

 

• July 18 vs. Cincinnati – Yanks get 4 runs by the 5^th, then fail to score rest of the game and hold on for the 4-3 win 

• July 21 vs. Texas – Yanks get 2 runs by the 4^th inning then fail to score rest of the game and lost 4-2 

• July 22 vs. Texas – Yanks don’t score until the 13^th inning, then get the winning run in the 14^th and win 2-1 

•  July 23 vs. Texas – Yanks score 2 by the 3^rd inning, none the rest of the way and held on for a 2-1 win 

• July 25 vs. Toronto – Yanks had 6 runs by the 3^rd inning, none the rest of the way and held on for the 6-4 win 

•  July 29 vs. Texas – Yanks had 2 runs by the 5^th and none the rest of the way and lost 4-2 

•  July 30 vs. Texas – Yanks had 2 runs by 3^rd inning and none the rest of the way and lost 3-2 

•  August 4 vs. Detroit – Yanks get 2 in the 2^nd inning and never score again, but beat Detroit 2-1. 

•  August 5 vs. Detroit – Yanks had 3 runs by the 5^th, then didn’t score for 7 innings and lost in the 12^th inning to Detroit, 4-3.  

• August 11 vs. Baltimore – 3 runs by the 2^nd inning tonight, then none for the final 7 innings of the game

That is 20 of the last 37 games that have followed this bizarre and disturbing pattern.  I can’t figure out why our offense would be so much better earlier in the game than late.  But it really does feel like every game is the same.

What do you think? Comment.

 


--Douglas Solomon, BYB Guest Writer

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