ESPN: Yankees mega star Juan Soto discusses struggles after the Cardinals defeat.
The New York Yankees are only one half-game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles for the American League East lead in the standings after losing four of their previous five games. All six teams—including the Yankees—that have at least 74 victories are eligible to go to the postseason.
However, there is still time for the standings to shift and move New York into a Wild Card berth with less than a month remaining in the season. Yankees star Juan Soto considered his response to the media before answering when asked why the team isn’t playing its best baseball this past week.
It’s just a part of baseball, in my opinion. There will be ups and downs throughout the entire process. It’s not as simple as it appears to be. Without a doubt, we’re trying.
In baseball, the Yankees have been the greatest club. Against teams with a record better than.500, they have a 45-32 record. When held up to the proper light, their imperfections become visible. Their records versus the AL East are 22-23 and against lefty starts are 17-22, which does not help their cause.
The Yankees have seen a pattern in their recent losses: whenever their opponents bat through the order once, they tend to score a lot of runs. The starting pitchers for the Yankees falter during that second at-bat.
The media and fans also have complaints. Jasson Dominguez, an OF prospect, has been beseeched to be brought up to see if or how he can help in the postseason. Rather, this tweet was released by their PR department.
