Overview
- Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s second-inning solo home run ended New York’s scoreless drought at 30.1 innings but came in a losing effort.
- Anthony Volpe’s misplayed grounder in the eighth inning allowed the go-ahead run, sealing the Yankees’ sixth consecutive defeat.
- New York has mustered just five runs in its last six games and is batting .164 over that span, a sharp decline from its early-season dominance.
- Manager Aaron Boone convened a players-only meeting and has urged his club to focus on “the little things” to revive its sputtering offense.
- The skid has shrunk the Yankees’ lead in the AL East to 1.5 games, intensifying pressure as they prepare for Thursday’s matchup