Boy oh boy are the Yankees awful right now. Six straight losses and ten in their last eleven games. At the start of this 1-10 stretch, they were 21-12 with a +36 run differential and a four-game lead in the AL East. They’re now 22-22 with a -3 run differential and a 1.5-game deficit in the division. If there’s one thing we know about the 2015 Yankees, it’s that they’re streaky as hell.
Hopefully last night’s series finale loss to the Rangers was rock bottom. If it wasn’t, then gosh, this is going to be a rough month of May. The first place Royals — as in first place in all of MLB, they have the game’s best record (28-15) and run differential (+65) — are in the Bronx for a three-game series after contact-bombing the Yankees for three games in Kansas City last weekend. This 1-10 stretch won’t be erased in an afternoon, but it has to start somewhere. Maybe today? Here is Kansas City’s lineup and here is New York’s lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- 3B Chase Headley
- DH Alex Rodriguez
- 1B Mark Teixeira
- C Brian McCann
- RF Garrett Jones
- 2B Stephen Drew
- SS Didi Gregorius
- CF Slade Heathcott
RHP Nathan Eovaldi
It’s a bit cloudy but otherwise warm and dry in the Bronx this afternoon. This afternoon’s game will begin a bit after 1pm ET and you can watch live on YES locally and ESPN nationally. Try to enjoy.
Injury Updates: McCann (calf) is fine, obviously, since he’s back in the lineup … Carlos Beltran is still day-to-day with flu-like symptoms.
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