Yankee fans have been throwing around the "June swoon" moniker as the Yankees dropped their fifth straight game on Monday night, but this recent stretch has felt like far more than a typical swoon.
In fact, over their last four games, the Yanks have been playing some of their worst baseball in franchise history.
After Monday's 7-3 loss to the Tigers, with Casey Mize striking out a career-high 10 batters, the Bombers streak of games with three hits or fewer has now reached four games, which according to the YES Network, has never happened before in Yankee history.
The numbers get even worse. According to Stathead's Katie Sharp, the Yanks have struck out 38 times while managing just 12 hits and eight walks over the past four games, becoming the first MLB team since "at least 1898" to suffer a four-game span with those numbers. In short, the Yankee offense has been as bad as any team in the past 125 years, dating back to the dead ball era.
New York's struggles stretch beyond the batter's box. An off-line throw from Jose Caballero from third base in the first inning on Monday allowed a run to score, bringing the number of unearned runs allowed to 14 over the past five games. According to Sharp, that it the most the Yankees have surrendered in a five-game span since the disastrous 1990 season. Part of that stretch 35 years ago included the game where Andy Hawkins pitched a no-hitter for the Yanks...and lost.
So, is this another "June swoon" under Aaron Boone? The counter to that argument could be that it is something far worse, at least over the last handful of games. The Yankees proved for months that they are one of the better teams in the American League, and that will likely show itself again over the second half of the season. But for now, the Yanks look lost in all aspects of the game.
Some stats highlight how the Yanks are playing as bad a brand of baseball in their history.
Some stats highlight how the Yanks are playing as bad a brand of baseball in their history.
