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Yanks’ September swoon due to struggling bats
- Updated: September 24, 2016
TORONTO — The Yankees have been one of the Cinderella stories in the season’s second half, but a costly September slide has been headlined by a scuffling offense, which struggled again on Friday evening at Rogers Centre.
New York dropped its seventh game over its past nine contests, 9-0 to the Blue Jays, and dropped four games back of the Tigers in the hunt for the second American League Wild Card spot.
“Things are kind of slipping away at this point,” Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner said. “We’re not out of it, but we’re definitely not in a good position. It’s frustrating.”
After a torrid August during which the Yankees scored the second-most runs in the AL with 148, and went 17-11 to pull within striking distance of playoff contention, the offense has cooled down in September.
New York has been shut out five times during the month, including back-to-back games in the series finale against Tampa Bay on Thursday and the …
