! [English Version]
We are approaching the All-Star Game and yesterday the names of the finalists in the fight for a place in the lineup were announced. Traditionally the All-Star Game has been seen as the event that marks the halfway point of the season, although the exact half of the season is 81 games, Many teams have already reached or surpassed that figure, so we can say that at mid-season we can observe teams that are consolidating in their respective divisions, as is the case of the Cleveland Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies, who are ahead of their closest followers by at least seven games and with a tendency to increase that difference.
! [English Version]
But just as you can see teams completely anchored in the first places, you can also see others that have been ceding spaces, a clear example of what I'm talking about is the New York Yankees, who today share first place in the East division with the Baltimore Orioles, the Yankees were among the first to reach the figure of 50 wins, but after that they have only won 2 games and their current record is 52 wins and 31 losses, but after that they have only won 2 games and their current record is 52 wins and 31 losses, they were dominating their division since the first week, but have fallen into an adverse streak, of the last ten games played they have lost 8, including a sweep suffered against the New York Mets where the New York pike was terribly punished by their rivals.
! [English Version]
It seems to be no coincidence that this drop in the performance of the Yankees occurs precisely when Juan Soto is going through his worst moment of the campaign, the numbers of the Querétaro in the last 7 games do not reflect the great campaign he has been reaping, in 21 at-bats he has an average of 143, 3 singles, 1 home run, 2 runs batted in and 8 strikeouts, which reflects that something is happening in his batting mechanics, New York urgently needs its Dominican star to wake up and help Aaron Judge in the production of runs, because it is known by all that they have been receiving more runs than they are producing and that has been fundamental in this streak of defeats that have been weaving those of the Big Apple.
Si bien la ofensiva de los de la gran manzana está adormecida, su pitcheo tampoco ha garantizado nada, de sus abridores en los últimos siete compromisos solo Marcus Stroman ha podido conseguir la victoria, la afectividad colectiva está por encima de 4 esos últimos 7 juegos, es decir tanto picheo, como bateo se vinieron abajo en la última semana, podemos observar que la mala racha no es solamente individual, es colectiva, por suerte los Yankees tienen un buen colchón y seguramente al recuperarse aún estarán en puestos de clasificación a los playoffs, pero deben tomar correctivos rápidamente, porque tienen de rival a unos fuertes Orioles de Baltimore.
Traducción de idiomas: Deepl
Revisión ortográfica: Spellboy
Portada y banners: Canva
! [English Version]
Soto's slump seems to be contagious and also outfielder Alex Verdugo is in the doldrums, although this player does not have so much media weight, you can not deny the offensive and defensive contribution he has given to the Yankees this season, his numbers in the last seven games are as follows, he has an average of 0. 77 points this in 26 official turns at bat, with just two hits, no home runs or runs batted in and seven strikeouts, he is completely unproductive, Soto and Verdugo are a pair of left-handed bats totally off that have shut down rallies where New York would have produced runs that would have given them the victory, but the opposite happened.
While the Big Apple's offense is numb, their pitching has not guaranteed anything either, of their starters in the last seven games only Marcus Stroman has been able to get the win, the collective performance is above 4 in those last 7 games, that is to say, both pitching and batting went down in the last week, We can see that the bad streak is not only individual, it is collective, fortunately the Yankees have a good cushion and surely when they recover they will still be in playoff qualifying positions, but they must take corrective measures quickly, because they have a strong Baltimore Orioles as an opponent.
Language translation: Deepl
Spell check: Spellboy
Cover and banners: Canva