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Yankees' road trip ends in misery, as they limp home under .500
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Date:2025-04-15 22:40:03
ATLANTA – Aaron Judge thought for another moment about Thursday’s break in the schedule.
“Off days are great, a great time to reset,’’ said the Yankees' captain, late Wednesday night at Truist Park. “But I think what we need is more games.
“If we could play two, I’d rather do that.’’
Wednesday night’s 2-0 loss to the powerhouse Atlanta Braves concluded a dreadful 2-7 road trip, sending the Yankees back to the Bronx under .500 after being overmatched by the game’s current best.
These 2023 Braves (78-42) are everything the Yankees (60-61) wished they could be.
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“I mean, right now, it’s big,’’ manager Aaron Boone said of the gap between the Braves and his Yanks, 6.5 games out of a wild card spot and fading fast.
“That’s a really rugged lineup over there, that’s really clicking (with) a lot of big-time players in the prime of their careers, in the middle of a pretty special season.
“It’s (a) good peek of what you want it to look like and what you want it to be,’’ said Boone.
“But we’ve got to worry about us, not only as a team but as individuals, trying to make sure we’re doing all we can to give ourselves the best chance to be successful.’’
The 2023 Yankees keep finding new depths
Only, the Yankees are running out of chances.
This is the most critical moment in the Boone-Brian Cashman era that began in 2018. The Yankees are farther away from being a pennant contender than at any point since the 2016 trade deadline, when they declared as sellers.
Not since 1995 has a Yankees team been under .500 this late in a season.
Worse, they’re indefinable now, with a roster heavy with unproductive, aging stars who are injury risks.
In sweeping the Yankees, Atlanta’s three starters – Max Fried, Bryce Elder and Wednesday’s veteran right-hander Charlie Morton – combined for 19 innings and a 0.95 ERA.
Shut out for the second straight night, the Yanks managed to out-hit the Braves, 4-3, but Eddie Rosario’s two-run homer off rookie Randy Vasquez proved plenty.
Vasquez (3.1 innings) was followed by Michael King’s scoreless 3.2 innings, a bright spot in a brutal stretch.
Morton struck out 10 batters in seven innings, getting the Yanks to expand on his four-pitch arsenal.
“Yeah, I think it weighs on some guys,’’ Judge said of trying to “do a little too much … try to get a three-run homer’’ to make up another deficit.
Aaron Judge: Just got to keep the faith
Now, the fourth place Red Sox arrive for a three-game weekend set, having won five of six from the rival Yanks this season.
One night after saying the Yankees were "not showing up when we need to,'' Judge maintained an optimistic view Wednesday.
“I think the boys are going to be ready (Friday),’’ Judge said straightforwardly. “Like Skip’s said all year, it’s right in front of us so we’ve got to go out and take it.
“Keep getting guys on base, keep working the count. I think eventually we’re going to pull through. Just got to keep that faith, that’s what it comes down to."
The Yankees have lost five straight games. They haven’t won more than five straight all year, and that was in May.
They are a shocking 1-9-3 in their last 14 series, the one series victory coming against the abysmal Kansas City Royals.
“We’re just a couple streaks away from being right where we want to be,’’ said the captain.
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