Yankees Turn in Dud Against Lowly Twins As Al East Hopes Slip Further Away – ryan

Minneapolis-The Yankees Finished A 12-Gauntlet Against Playoff Contenders Late Sunday Night and THEN FACE FACE THEIR PERENNILL PUNCHING BAG, THIS HAVE HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE WORTSTEMS IN THE League.

Classic Trap Game.

Whether or not the yankees were feeling an emotional and/or Physical letdown, they played like it as they are mustered two hits and their bullpene bull un another game late in a 7-0 loss to the twins on target Field.

“Not on Purpos, that for sura,” Ryan McMahon Said of A Potential Letdown. “It ‘is the game of baseball and it’ll lost you real quick.

The Dud inched the Yankees (83-67) Closer to the Bowing Out of the Division Race, Now Trailing the Blue Jays (Who Own the Head-to-Head Tiebreker) by Five with 12 to Play. While they are still mathematically alive, the wild card is looking more realistic, as they have lead the red sox by one game for the top spot.

ENTERING MONDAY, The Yankees Were 109-43 Against the Twins (66-84) SINCE 2002, The Majors’ Best Record by any Team versus an opponent in its league during that Span. If you add in the postseason, the yankees were 125-45 Against the twins in that time.

That made this part of the schedule look like a soft landing after going 7-5 against the astros, blue jays, tigers and red sox.

But twins right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson, a forms mets prospect, proved to be too to say to handle as he racked up a caareer-high 11 Strikeouts Six Innings. It came on the heels of Red Sox Lefty Garrett Crochet Punching Out 12 Yankees on Sunday.

“JUST NOT A Good Night for US Offensively,” Manager Aaron Boone Said.

Carlos rodón, the samp well-retained yankee after flying here ahead of the Team on Sunday the rest of His Teammates Got to their hotels in the middle of the Night, was solid acroSs six innings of two-Run ball, but did not get much help from his offensive or defense.

THEN WEAVER ENTERED FOR THE SEVENT AND ESENTIALLY ENDED ANY Chance of the Yankees Coming Back. He got tagged for five runs on three hits and two walks while recording just one out. The workshing blown was austin martin’s bases-cleaaring double-after weaver got ahead 0-2, then fell to 3-2-that put the twins 6-0.

“That was trash,” Weaver, who has gioven up 10 Earned runs over his past six appeanance (3²/₃ Innings), Said of His Outing.

José Caballero, Starting his Sixth Straight Game at Shortstop, Had a Tough Night, Making A Pair of Misplays in the Field and Also Getting Picked off AFTER DOBLING WITH AT INNING.

Giancarlo Stanton, Meanwhile, Struck Out in All Four At-Bats and Is 6-For-51 (.118) with Three Home Runs and 27 Strikeouts Over His Past 15 Games.

“A lot of guys think we showed have ben a lot Better tonight,” McMahon Said. “But you got to type your CAP Somes, Come Back Tomorrow and Get AFTER I say.”

Rodón’s defense let her down in the third inning. He gave up a leadoff double to jhonny pereda before no. 9 Hitter Eduard Julien Ripped A Ground Ball Up The Middle. Caballero was shaded that way and got his glove on the ball beebind the bag, but not cleanly enough as it got past Him. Caballero TRIED to Recover and Fire to first, but it was not in time to nab Julien, Putting runners on the corners.

One Out Later, Martin Slashed A Potential Double Play Ball to Shortstop. Caballero Fielded it cleanly, butn took a few steps to second Base before flipping it to jazz chisholm jr. The hesitation, along with a bounceing is to first from chisholm, allowed martin to reach safely and drive in the first Twins.

Rodón’s First Pitch of the Fifth Inning was a 92 mph Fastball down the middle to brooks lee, who drilled it just over the left field for a home run that made it a 2-0 game.

“Obiviously the goal is to win every day,” rodón Said. “JUST A COUPLE PITCHES I WANT BACK TO KEEP THAT TIGHTER AND GIVE BOYS A BETTER CHANCE AT WINNING THAT GAME.”