Source: FanGraphs
That was sneakily one of the uglier games of the season. The Yankees didn’t pitch well, they didn’t hit well, and they didn’t defend well. They sucked at everything, and the result was an 8-2 loss to the White Sox. Each loss theoretically pushes the Yankees closer to coming to their senses and selling at the deadline, so go team, I guess. It’s a holiday, so let’s recap the latest loss with bullet points:
- CC’s HRs: The home run regression monster has come for CC Sabathia. The big man owned an unsustainable 0.28 HR/9 (3.1 HR/FB%) in his first eleven starts and 65.1 innings, and he’s now given up four homers in his last three starts, including two two-run shots Monday. Tim Anderson and Dioner Navarro got him. Sabathia now has a 0.65 HR/9 (6.9 HR/FB%) through 14 starts and 82.2 innings, which is still really low. He allowed five runs total in six innings to the White Sox, though he did strike out nine, so hooray?
- Two Token Runs: The Yankees did actually hold a lead Monday, though it only lasted one inning. Chase Headley swatted a two-run homer against James Shields in the second inning, and that was it for the scoring. Two runs for show. The Yankees had some chances — they went 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position, their worst 0-fer with RISP since 2012 — but never did get The Big Hit. Aaron Hicks made the final out of three separate innings with multiple men on base.
- Leftovers: Starlin Castro went 4-for-4 in his return to Chicago, albeit on the south side of town. The rest of the Yankees had four hits total. Headley homered and drew two walks … rough day for Didi Gregorius, who went 0-for-4 and committed three errors (two bobbles, one throw). Didi is the first Yankee to make three errors in a game since Shane Greene, the guy he was traded for … Luis Cessa allowed three runs (two earned) in two garbage time innings … the Yankees have lost 42 of their first 82 games for the first time since 2007 and only the second time since 1990.
Here are the box score, video highlights, and updated standings. Also make sure you check out our Bullpen Workload and Announcer Standings pages. The Yankees and White Sox continue this three-game series Tuesday night. Masahiro Tanaka and Carlos Rodon are the scheduled starters.
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