The Yankees keep vowing that any day now they’re going to come out of their massive hitting slump. They keep promising they’ll get back to winning a lot of games the way they have in past seasons with most of the same hitters.
We’re still waiting.
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Sure, it’s only April, but the losses — embarrassing losses, with no signs of life — are piling up as the offensive struggles continue.
Maybe the Yankees’ 4-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night on a cold night at Yankee Stadium was a bottoming out, because one run, scored with two outs in the ninth, on five hits is about as low as it gets.
Or maybe not.
This was 11th time in 17 games that the Yankees scored three or fewer runs. This also was Yankees’ fifth game in a row in which they’ve managed five or fewer hits.
For a $200 million payroll, how pathetic is that?
“It’s definitely frustrating when you’re going through this,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Is it hard to stay positive? Not at all. I know we’re walking out there with heavy artillery each and every night. We’ve just got to unlock it, and we will.”
Here’s more on that heavy artillery:
The Yankees’ 59 runs this season is their fewest after 17 games since 1984, when they scored 54.
All of this adds up to a 6-11 record, the Yankees’ worst 17-game start since they had the same record in 1991 with Stump Merrill managing.
Making this loss harder to take was third baseman Gio Urshela — who is batting .276, which is robust on this team — leaving the game after the seventh inning with lower back tightness, which probably explains why he jogged to first after rolling into a 1-4-3 inning-inning double play to end the sixth with Atlanta up, 2-0.
As for shortstop Gleyber Torres jogging to first after his seventh-inning, checked-swing roller in front of the plate, that was inexcusable and probably warranted an immediate benching.
“That’s got to be a little bit better, obviously,” Boone said.
This time the Yankees were stymied by 22-year-old Braves righty Ian Anderson, who pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing four hits, all singles, and issuing four walks.
The Yanks broke the shutout with two outs in the ninth on a bloop single by Clint Frazier, who is batting .175 and picked up his first RBI of the season.
Yankees starter Corey Kluber (0-2) had an excellent night going until he lost his command late into his 4 2/3-inning, two-run, four-walk outing. The righty pitched two-hit shutout ball for the first four innings, then walked three in the fifth before leaving with the bases loaded and the first run of the game in on a sac fly by Ehire Adrianza.
Nick Nelson replaced Kluber and walked Marcell Ozuna on four pitches to force in a run that made it 2-0.
The Braves made it 3-0 by scoring an unearned run in the seventh on an Ozuna fielder’s-choice grounder in which he hustled to prevent the Yankees from turning an inning-ending double play. Austin Riley homered off Yankees reliever Brooks Kriske to lead off the ninth to account for Atlanta’s final run.
NOTABLE
— Urshela is listed day to day. “No tests scheduled,” Boone said. “I think (the trainers) feel that it’s going to be something that is day to day I think it just locked up a little bit on probably in the cold before his last at bat. I think he probably maybe could have continued even, but we’ll see how he is after getting some treatment here and I don’t think it’s anything too serious.”
— The Yankees optioned Kriske to the alternate site after the game. This frees up a roster spot for pitcher Domingo German, who will be called up and start Thursday night in Cleveland.
— The Yankees have lost six of their last seven and nine of 12.
— Gary Sanchez was 0-for-3 with three strikeouts and a walk, leaving him 1-for-18 in his last six games.
LOOKING AHEAD
Thursday: Yankees at Indians, 6:10 p.m., YES & MLB Network. RHP Domingo German (0-2, 9.00) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (3-0, 2.18).
Friday: Yankees at Indians, 7:10 p.m., WPIX. LHP Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 4.24) vs. RHP Logan Allen (1-2, 4.50).
Saturday: Yankees at Indians, 6:10 p.m., YES. RHP Gerrit Cole (2-1, 1.82) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (2-1, 2.45).
Sunday: Yankees at Indians, 1:10 p.m., YES & MLB Network. TBA vs. RHP Triston McKenzie (0-0, 3.55).
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