On Friday night, the New York Yankees will open up a series with the Atlanta Braves in the Bronx.
They had the day off on Thursday following a series where they dropped two out of three games (at home) to the St. Louis Cardinals.
UPDATE: The Yankees won 3-2.
Yankees Get Delivered Message
Ahead of their series with Atlanta, Craig Carton made honest remarks about the Yankees.
Carton (via WFAN): “I don’t care who they bring up. I don’t care if he’s the second coming of Derek Jeter. I don’t care what lineup they put out there. This is an unwatchable, boring mess. That’s what the New York Yankees are. They have no offense. They don’t score any runs. I don’t want to hear people all day going, did you see the play behind second base? Same exact play Volpe didn’t make a month and a half ago. I don’t care because as good as the kid might be, he fell right into line with the rest of the offense in not scoring runs. The Yankees are an unwatchable mess right now. And unless Judge and Stanton come back and hit the cover off the ball, you’re not winning the division.”
Looking At The Yankees Right Now
The Yankees are currently the second-place team in the American League East with a 64-51 record in 115 games.
They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games (and are 27-25 in 52 games at home).
Jesús Cano of The Athletic wrote (on August 6): “Braves-Yankees pitching matchups are set for this weekend — Friday — Tyler Mahle vs. Max Fried Saturday — Chris Sale vs. Gerrit Cole Sunday — Grant Holmes vs. Cam Schlittler”
Currently, the Yankees are 4.5 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays (who are in first).
The Red Sox are also just a half-game back of the Yankees.
New York Yankees Get Delivered Brutally Honest Message Before Braves Series