The atmosphere in the Bronx felt a lot heavier today. The New York Yankees, who were standing atop the AL East with a 39-25 record, suddenly faced a roadblock. And this time, it’s none other than the Boston Red Sox, who handed them an 11-7 loss. But amid this loss, there’s a dark shadow looming over the Yankees at the moment. And now, manager Aaron Boone makes some surprising revelations about an alarming trend that’s been haunting them for quite some time.
The Yankees’ $5 million star, Jonathan Loaisiga, made only four appearances this month. Guess what the concern is about. Well, he has already given away four home runs in the Yankees bullpen. The worrying part is that it is even more than what he gave away across the entire seasons in 2021 or 2022.
Following the defeat, when asked about Loaisiga’s performance, manager Aaron Boone didn’t look very concerned. Forget that; it’s difficult to ignore, even if you believe he gave up far too many runs. However, Boone remained optimistic. Maybe it’s because Loaisiga made his debut only last month. Now, diving deeper into what he saw about the reliever, Boone said, “Lefties are giving him a little bit of trouble.”
The New York Yankees may be in a dominant position this season, but their pitchers have disappointed. Sloppy throws and uninteresting pitches have somewhat led to giving away too many runs. Call it a weak side of the Yankees or a latest trend—the problem is real.
If you look at the game, although Aaron Judge was his usual self, hitting another pair of two-run homers, his 43rd in his career, the Yankee reliever disappointed. One of the rookie sensations for the Red Sox, Kristian Campbell, blasted off a two-run home run against Jonathan Loaisiga in the fifth inning. But the worries didn’t end there!
He was again hit for back-to-back home runs by Trevor Story and Abraham Toro in the eighth. And that was him getting thrashed all over the park by the Boston batters. Boone doesn’t seem to think too much about it. “These are always kind of heavy series and fun to be a part of and go through, but they had their hitting shoes on the last couple nights and really even the first night with them coming back on us and pressuring us a little bit.”
Meanwhile, Jonathan Loaisiga will surely take a lot of learnings from this. And hopefully, with Aaron Boone still having faith in him, we may see a better version of Loaisiga soon.
Moving forward, Aaron Boone wants his team to “regroup.”
After Saturday’s 10-7 loss, things got a bit harder for the Yankees. But after Sunday’s 11-7 loss, the clubhouse can sense that something is wrong. The reason? Well, they lost the series to a team that’s lagging with a below-.500 pct. However, according to Aaron Boone, they need to keep their heads high and move on to the next three-game series against the Kansas City Royals.
It’s not going to be an easy job, though. The Kansas City Royals are coming off a win in the last game against the Chicago White Sox, winning by 7-5. Now, talking about the loss, Aaron Boone mentioned that it might have put a little bit of pressure on them. But he remained hopeful to turn the tide in their favor. “So they beat us here this weekend. So it’s part of it. We’ll kind of regroup into the off day here, obviously, and off to Kansas City and then back to Boston and get ourselves right back on track.”
Aaron Boone heaped praise on the players, who have been doing great at-bats. The pitchers are still the issue, though, as it appears that they have allowed too many runs this season. Ryan Yarbrough, one of their better arms, hasn’t been in the best of form. In just four innings during the game on Saturday, he allowed eight earned runs on nine hits. Can you believe it?
Well, adding to the misery was Jonathan Loaisiga’s performance, who also gave away too many home runs. Even with their strong batting, this kind of loss stings them big time. However, if we see one thing-despite the loss-the Yankees have certainly given them a tough fight. And with another game series against the Red Sox starting on Friday, the Bronx Bombers will surely be looking for revenge.
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