Carlo Rodon does have to pitch better. The Yankees do have to play better. This 7-3 loss to the Angels capped a 1-5 road trip, kept them in last place in the AL East.
“We’re not very good right now,” Boone said. “We understand that. This is a low point for us. We have to deal with it, acknowledge where we’re at, compete our ass off Friday and believe that’s the day we’ll turn this around.”
If there’s one consolation to this lost week out west, it’s that the rest of the AL East scuffled also, so the Yankees have not been completely left for dead. They get the Royals starting Friday at Yankee Stadium, and Kansas City is as splendid a Homecoming guest as a team could ask for.But baseball is a whimsical thing.Giancarlo Stanton reacts to striking out against the Angels on Wednesday night.Especially when they run into a team that’s supposed to be good, but is playing as bad as it gets right now.
That’s the Yankees, who still can’t hit, who still botch innings with poor decisions, who surrendered 11 walks Wednesday and struck out 42 times in the three games — without having to face Shohei Ohtani.But he also went back to his old standby, and he happens to be right: The Yankees still have their fate in their own hands.
First place in the East may be a bit of a chore, but they’re still only a good week away from hopping back into the wild-card picture.Much like Rodon can make his kiss disappear from his permanent record, the Yankees can make this woeful stretch seem like a bad dream. But they have to start winning.And maybe it really wouldn’t hurt to throw the occasional glove at a dugout fan rather than blowing a kiss at a box-seat fan.
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