The Yankees enter Recreation 3 of the ALDS in opposition to the Blue Jays with only one homer and 21 strikeouts within the first two video games.
With their season on the road, hitting coach James Rowson is aware of what’s at stake.
“Now we have full confidence in our guys,” Rowson stated Monday on the Stadium previous to the Yankees’ gentle exercise. “I’m not apprehensive concerning the punchouts by way of getting panicked. Now we have a monitor document of all of the video games we’ve performed this yr and that speaks to how they’ll refocus and are available again. It’s two video games — two huge video games — however you possibly can’t panic. You need to proceed to battle and attempt to break via.”
However strikeouts aren’t the one side of the offense that’s ailing the Yankees, who led the majors by a large margin with 274 homers — and likewise paced the majors in runs scored and OPS, whereas hanging out on the third-highest fee.
