Despite the defeat, manager Aaron Boone was encouraged by what he saw from his players in the batter’s box — despite the fact they never got the big hit with runners on base.
Although they lost, manager Aaron Boone was encouraged by what he saw from his players in the batter’s box — despite the fact they never got the big hit with runners on base.
“Three-for-12 [with runners in scoring position] is about what you’re going to hit. You take seven runs and try and make that stand up, but we’re probably one big swing away from a double-digit day. … Just one of those things. We talked about getting better and better at-bats here of late, and I thought we continued that today.”
“I thought that was — for the first time in a long time — a really good game and a really good battle,” said Harrison Bader, who was 3-for-5 on the day with two RBIs. “There wasn’t a single time during that game, regardless of what was going on the other side, where we felt like we were out of it. Listen, all you can do is after nine innings ask yourself if there was ever a swing or a situation where you put yourself in a position to win the game.
When Brian Cashman relieved former hitting coach Dillon Lawson of his duties last month, the Yankees general manager said he thought the team was putting too much pressure on pitching with so many low-scoring games. The focus since, behind new hitting coach Sean Casey, has been on competitive at-bats and getting on base.
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