Source: FanGraphs
Alright then. So much for stealing a series from the Royals. The Yankees lost the series finale 6-0 on Sunday afternoon and were shut out for the very first time this season. It was bound to happen at some point, right? It’s Sunday, so I’m going to recap with bullet points:
- Capua-Nope: Chris Capuano’s first start off the DL started fine. He allowed one run through three innings on a Salvador Perez solo homer, but the wheels came off in the fourth. Walk, walk, run-scoring single, run-scoring single, boom, out of the game with no outs recorded in the inning. I thought Joe Girardi’s hook was a little quick — they weren’t hitting rockets off Capuano, after all — but I understand they he went to the bullpen early. Needless to say, the Yankees need Capuano to be be better going forward.
- Tack-On Runs: Esmil Rogers replaced Capuano, allowed an inherited runner to score, then stranded runners at second and third with one out. A Chase Headley throwing error led to two unearned run in the fifth before Rogers, Justin Wilson, and Chasen Shreve combined to return to the final nine Royals to bat. Shreve struck out two in two perfect innings.
- Scattered Offense: The box score says six hits and two walks for the Yankees but it felt like much less. Their first base-runner was Alex Rodriguez’s double off the wall with two-outs in the fourth, and it wasn’t until the game was out of reach that they made any sort of serious threat — five of the last ten men they sent to the plate reached base. Headley had two singles and was the only Yankee to reach base twice.
- Leftovers: Mark Teixeira fouled a ball off his toe and came out of the game in the late innings. X-rays came back negative and he is day-to-day … Headley’s error was his eighth of the year, which is as many as he had last year … the wrap-around 8-9-1 portion of the lineup went a combined 0-for-10 with two walks … the Yankees were shut out for the first time in 51 games dating back to last September, which was the longest streak in baseball.
Here are the box score, video highlights, and updated standings. Also check out our Bullpen Workload and Announcer Standings pages. Did you know there have already been nine (nine!) different YES Network announcer combinations this season? True story. Anyway, the Yankees have an off-day Monday and will open a quick two-game series with the Nationals in Washington on Tuesday. Nathan Eovaldi and Gio Gonzalez will be the pitching matchup in the opener.
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