NEW YORK – The Yankees' troubled battle with the Red Sox this season continued Saturday, starting with an ugly 12-1 loss at Yankee Stadium, starting with Cy Young candidate Garrett Crotchet shutting them down in seven innings before they finally heard booing from the family in a disastrous seven-shot run.
This is the eighth consecutive defeat of the Yankees this season. Overall, the Yankees have played 1-8 against Boston this season. Adding to their 3-7 record against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Yankees scored 4-15 in the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
“This is not ideal,” said Yankees teenage girl Giancarlo Stanton. “It's unacceptable. We all know.”
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The Yankees returned to the Bronx with a five-game winning streak to compete in the Bronx, where he won seven games in his first eight games against the Minnesota Twins, St. Louis Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Rays, a three-man foe in baseball this season. They have a chance to be the top AL Wild Card series with their 1.5-game lead in Boston. Instead, they will enter the 1.5 games behind the Red Sox, hoping to avoid four games.
“We can definitely – I can only speak for myself – [I’m] Yankees star Aaron Judge said his star Aaron Judge said he was limited to designated hitters due to an elbow injury. “Especially on your competitors, we don't like our performances at home. So, just step up. That's it. It's necessary to step up.
“Everyone in this room has to play better. Pick up a notch and go there to take care of business tomorrow. There is nothing we can do about the past 100+ games we play. We have to focus on what we can do now, and that's all you can do.”
New York's problems this weekend start with the offense. The Yankees had only five runs in three games, a meager performance, exploding 14 home runs in their two games.
“This is not ideal,” Giancarlo Stanton said of the eighth straight loss at Boston's hands. “It's unacceptable.” John Jones-Imagn image
Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello did not run in seven innings Friday, then Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman (one of the best bullpen or two in the Grand Slam) closed the door with a 1-0 victory. Crochet recurred on Saturday Bello's output was close, with only 11 strikeouts to get home runs to Stanton alone. He quit this season with 2.38 ERA and 207 strikeouts, continuing to challenge Tarik Skubal to win the Al Cy Young Award.
“We have to play better,” the judge said. “That's what boils down. The coach can't solve it. The fans can't solve it. The media can't solve it. This is the player in this room. We have to step up, and that's what boils down.”
Will Warren, on the other hand, struggled to rely on his fastball to direct his speed. The Red Sox noticed and pounced, chasing the rookie after the rookie surrendered five hits in four innings. The Yankees kept their stunning distance, down 5-1 and stitched their best threat in the eighth inning, but Stanton and Jazz Chisholm Jr.
“We didn't take advantage when we let guys be base and we couldn't get momentum,” Stanton said. “The ball was fired overall. [We’re not] Play crisp baseball. ”
The chances of a comeback were shattered when the Red Sox won seven runs at right-hander Paul Blackburn, who started his first outing in PinStripes after throwing a 2-point no-point inning in right-hander Paul Blackburn. Anthony Volpe's throwing errors got a breakout, with Anthony Volpe 1-1 in the last eight games, and poor communication has left Blackburn in a run.
Blackburn, acquired on Thursday, was left in the game. He finally finished third on the 71st court, attracting sarcastic cheers from Yankees fans, who continued to cause violent losses for the rout.
“It's sucked,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “It feels really bad. We have to overcome it. I mean, we can sit here and stay here. We have to play better. We have to play better on these quality opponents in our department. But, apart from moving our best feet forward tomorrow, we can't erase the weekend we've been so far.”