BOSTON — The Yankees are optimistic they are going to see Giancarlo Stanton on the sector Monday. The slugger, who has missed 18 video games with left Achilles tendinitis, will likely be a welcome sight for a workforce coming off a 2-7 street journey that featured their mighty lineup getting shut out thrice.
But Stanton will solely work out earlier than the Yankees begin a four-game sequence with the Rays within the Bronx to see how his leg feels — however he’s nonetheless at the very least some days away from being again within the Bombers lineup.
Since Stanton went on the injured record, July 24, the Yankees have gone 7-11. Their offense, which remains to be second within the majors in OPS and runs scored, has been inconsistent currently and that has been partly due to gamers like Stanton being out.
“I mean, it’s gonna happen over a long haul,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone stated after the Yankees had been shutout by the Red Sox to finish the nine-game journey. “We’ve got some guys banged up, obviously some guys in and out. I think I try and take a bigger snapshot look and the offense has been going pretty solid. You’re gonna have these games where you struggle a little bit. Obviously a couple guys out of line up, beat up a little bit and you get a hot pitcher. That can make it tough on a given night.”
But it occurred thrice within the span of 10 days to the Yankees after having been shut out simply six instances of their first 80 video games. There is little doubt that not having Anthony Rizzo for 5 video games due to decrease again tightness contributed in addition to dropping Matt Carpenter to a damaged foot 4 video games into the journey and having to take a seat DJ LeMahieu with a sore proper massive toe on Sunday night time had been components.
But the Yankees are constructed on energy. They have pitchers who can dominate hitters with energy and they’re constructed to overwhelm groups with a strong offense. Those components haven’t been working collectively for some time now.
“We had a couple of injuries and played a couple good teams. I thought St. Louis looked really good, Seattle played us really tough. And every time we come (to Boston), we know it’s going to be tough,” stated Jameson Taillon, who was one of many few Yankees who had a superb journey.”Just a mixture of you understand, generally we pitched and hittings somewhat behind, and generally we hit after which as pitchers don’t pull our weight, you understand, earlier within the yr when issues had been actually going our manner, it appeared like everybody was simply doing their factor on the identical actual time. So that mixed with simply taking part in good high quality baseball groups, so yeah, I’ll be excited to get house and see what we will do.”
It doesn’t get simpler for the Yankees.
They have 4 in opposition to the Rays, who’re combating for his or her postseason lives after which the Blue Jays, who’re doing the identical. Then the Bombers head out to the West Coast once more, hoping the street is somewhat simpler by means of Oakland and the Angels with neither workforce actually taking part in for a lot proper now, earlier than one other cross-country journey to face the Rays as soon as once more.
There could also be some assistance on the horizon with Stanton anticipated again, probably as quickly as this weekend, and LeMahieu anticipating to be again within the lineup Monday. With the commerce deadline handed, there isn’t a exterior assist coming, however the Yankees suppose they’ve all they want inside their very own clubhouse.
LeMahieu was blunt about it when requested concerning the Yankees’ current slide.
“Not our best road trip. We’re all frustrated. I think all of us can pick it up a little bit,” LeMahieu stated. “I think if each of us pick it up, collectively, I think we’re gonna be a much better team. We know how good a team we are. We just haven’t been playing like it.”
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