Requested if the Yankees had any type of postgame assembly after their lineup’s scoreless streak reached 29 innings in Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to the Angels, J.C. Escarra fearful he had missed an vital gathering.
Added Jasson Domínguez: “We were just here in the clubhouse. We were just talking, just chatting. Nothing out of the normal. Just reminding the guys to stay positive.”
“Our guys talk all the time and get together in different formats,” Aaron Boone mentioned. However requested if a closed-door assembly came about, the supervisor merely replied, “No.”
That mentioned, the Yankees actually know their offense wants to show a nook.
Tuesday marked the lineup’s third consecutive shutout and the sixth straight sport through which the group didn’t supply its beginning pitcher any run assist. Boone and Bellinger acknowledged that guys have been urgent in Tuesday’s sport.
Bellinger talked about some “good talks” between gamers following the sport, however the one assembly he referenced was the Yankees’ every day pregame hitters’ assembly.
“It’s been a fight,” Bellinger mentioned. “Clearly, we’re not getting the job completed with runners in scoring place. We’re not getting loads of baserunners. We’re not inflicting site visitors. So we gotta maintain going and get up tomorrow.
“We gotta get going.”
In the meantime, James Rowson mentioned he wasn’t involved. Whereas the Yankees have been in a droop, the hitting coach likes the way in which the Bombers have been “staying the course” that has made them one of many top-producing offenses in baseball.
Rowson expects that to stay the case, although he understands why followers have been angsty.
“I don’t really feel like there’s any major red flags in my mind in terms of what they’re doing,” Rowson mentioned, including there’s been some dangerous luck and hard-hit balls however not sufficient hits strung collectively. “There’s no worry from my side. I don’t feel any panic or worry from our guys.”
Boone, in the meantime, tried to maintain the pattern dimension in perspective whereas recognizing the Yankees’ sorry stretch.
“This is a handful of days and a week of a long, long season,” Boone mentioned. “It doesn’t mean you don’t dig into what’s going on. A lot of the underlying things are there that suggest we’re the same group we’ve been all year, which is an outstanding offense.”
RICE PLATE
Boone mentioned Ben Rice was going to get his first large league begin behind the plate quickly. That day got here on Wednesday with Ryan Yarbrough beginning towards the Angels.
“Just felt like it was time,” Boone mentioned, including matchups performed a component.
Boone didn’t rule out an early exit for Rice since he hasn’t caught a full sport shortly, however the supervisor mentioned he’s “not too worried” in regards to the 26-year-old squatting for a full 9 innings.
“We think very highly of him as a catcher,” Boone mentioned.
The skipper additionally mentioned he “probably” received’t have Rice catch back-to-back video games, not that the Yankees want him to with Escarra and Austin Wells round.
BRUBAKER BACK IN THE BIGS
As was considerably anticipated, the Yankees added JT Brubaker to their bullpen on Wednesday after optioning Scott Effross the evening earlier than. Brubaker, acquired from the Pirates final March, was on a rehab task, as he suffered three damaged ribs in spring coaching after attempting to keep away from a comebacker. He hasn’t pitched within the majors since 2022 because of Tommy John surgical procedure and an indirect harm.
Earlier this week, Brubaker mentioned he appears like he did pre-surgery. With the 31-year-old nearing his Yankees debut, he additionally mentioned he by no means misplaced hope that he’d make it again to the majors.
“Just the love for the game, the competitive edge,” Brubaker mentioned of what’s stored him going. “I guess it’s like an addiction. The adrenaline rush is a drug.”
LUIS LIVE
Boone mentioned that Luis Gil is scheduled to throw stay batting observe on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. The 2024 American League Rookie of the Yr suffered a lat harm in spring coaching and has but to make his season debut.
