Twenty-seven innings without a run. Even worse, the Yankees have only had 16 at-bats with runners in scoring position in those 27 innings, so they aren’t even getting chances to score. We’ve sat through some putrid offensive slumps the last four seasons, but nothing like this. The Yankees haven’t scored a run since Wednesday. Wednesday!
In case you’re wondering — I know I was — yes, the Yankees have been shut out in four consecutive games before, back in 1932. They did that despite having six Hall of Famers in the lineup: Bill Dickey, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Joe Sewell, Earle Combs, and Babe Ruth. Also, the 1932 Yankees won the World Series. So yeah. The last team to be shut out in four straight games? The 2012 Giants. They won the World Series too. Freaky. Here is the Blue Jays’ lineup and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- C Gary Sanchez
- SS Didi Gregorius
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- DH Brian McCann
- 3B Chase Headley
- RF Mason Williams
- 2B Ronald Torreyes
RHP Michael Pineda
It’s cool and cloudy in Toronto today. This afternoon’s game will begin at 1:07pm ET and you can watch on YES locally and TBS nationally. Enjoy the game.
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