Mets lineup much deeper than Yankees heading into stretch run
With former batting leader Jeff McNeil now in top form after previously struggling, the Mets have a chance to field one of the deepest lineups in baseball, and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza can write in a bona fide threat at any spot in the lineup, from No. 1 through No. 9, at least on the […]
Lineup drop hasn’t changed anything for slumping Alex Verdugo
So far, they have lowered the lineup to try to take some pressure off struggling left fielder Alex Verdugo, but to no avail. He was hitless again Sunday in a 6-4 loss to the Rays in the Bronx. Verdugo hit a liner to first base with the bases loaded in the bottom of the first […]
Aaron Boone goes to bat for Yankees after Luis Severino’s dig on lineup
The Yankees scored six runs on Friday night to give them an MLB-high 494 runs this season. Still, when Luis Severino said (jokingly) that the Yankees’ offense was comprised of Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and not much else, it’s hard to argue with the way they’ve been playing recently. In Friday’s 6-1 win over Tampa […]
Yankees’ Gleyber Torres records RBI single in return to lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Fresh off returning from a two-game mental “reset,” Gleyber Torres spent the two games leading up to Tuesday resting physically. But the Yankees second baseman has recovered from a groin strain and returned to the lineup on Tuesday against the Rays, and manager Aaron Boone is hopeful his issues are now […]