Yankees offense completely disappears in ugly shutout loss to A
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Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. . Clarke Schmidt would have had to pitch a perfect game to give the Yankees a chance against the As on Saturday. Instead, Schmidt who hadnt allowed a run Jim Mudcat Grant Jersey his previous three starts gave up four and the Yankees lineup went mi sing again, as they were thumped 7-0 by the lowly As in The Bronx. After picking up a win on Friday with just four hits, the Yankees were completely shut down Saturday against ex-Yankee JP Sears and the As bullpen. And the defeat displayed several worrying trends for the Yankees, who remain in first place in the AL East, but often havent looked like a first-place team. After being shut out just twice in their first 69 games, theyve been blanked twice in their past 13 games. Clarke Schmidt reacts after allowing a homer to Nick Kurtz in the Yankees lo s to the As on June 28, 2025. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Explore More Aaron Judge continued his cold streak and the rest of the lineup hasnt been able to pick him up. He left a pair of runners on in the third, nearly sent one out in the sixth and ended the game by running into the final out at third base. In times like this, it comes down to getting a big hit with runners out there, Aaron Boone said after the Yankees went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position. We dont have a lot of hits the last two days. We havent been hitting the long ball, either. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees reacts after he flies out in the third inning. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Giancarlo Stanton hasnt homered in the two weeks since hes been back from elbow tendinitis, while Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Volpe, DJ LeMahieu and especially Austin Wells are in serious slumps. When that happens, mistakes like the one Wells made on Max Muncys bunt in the eighth when the Yankees didnt record an out on the play and a botched relay to third from Cody Bellinger to Jazz Chisholm Jr. later in the inning become more magnified. CHECK OUT THE AND In Schmidts first start since he before being pulled after 103 pitches, the right-hander was solid until the sixth. Schmidt saw his scorele s streak end at 28 innings when Brent Rooker took him deep with one out in the fourth. It was the longest single-season streak by a Yankee since Allie Reynolds pitched 30 straight shutout innings in 1951. Clarke Schmidt of the New York Yankees reacts after Brent Rooker of the Athletics scores on his solo homer in the fourth inning. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST And Schmidt gave up a three-run shot to Nick Kurtz with one out in the sixth, as Schmidt allowed more than three runs as well as more than one homer for the first time since April 21. Schmidt blamed that blast on terrible pitch selections. The Yankees threatened against Sears for the first and only time in the bottom of the third. LeMahieu opened with a walk before Sears retired Ja son Domnguez and Goldschmidt. Cody Bellinger and the Yankees couldnt get anything going on Saturday. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Volpe followed with the second walk of the inning to bring up Judge. Sears fell behind 3-1 to Judge before he flied out to the warning track in right to keep the game scorele s. Rooker homered off Schmidt in the next inning, which proved to be enough for Sears and the pen. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! The lefty to sed 5 / shutout innings, surprisingly dominant given Sears recent performance. He began the season with an ERA of 2.80 over his first eight starts, but followed that with an 8.75 ERA in his next eight and had allowed eight earned runs in 8 / innings in his previous two starts heading into Saturday. Ja son Domnguez strikes out in the fifth inning of the Yankees lo s to the As on Saturday. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST But he kept the Yankees off balance, with Bellingers opposite-field single in the first their only hit until Goldschmidt led off the bottom of the sixth with a base hit. The As took control of the game in the sixth after Schmidt walked the first two batters of the inning. He recovered to fan Rooker on three pitches, but Kurtz homered into the right field seats to put the Yankees in a 4-0 hole. And the Yankees couldnt muster anything. Nick Kurtz of the Athletics is greeted by his teammates after he scores on his three-run homer in the sixth inning on Saturday afternoon. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Were going through it a little bit right now, LeMahieu said. I have all the confidence in the world well turn it around. Why? I saw it the first two months, LeMahieu said. Its a long season I know well be fine. Bert Campaneris Jersey