After Tyler Clippard imploded for a third straight game, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the reliever is “really in a funk,” and the fed-up fans showered the struggling reliever with boos.
Clippard said he deserved it. He coughed up four runs in the ninth inning to kill any chances the Yankees had in an 8-1 loss to the Rangers.
Granted, Clippard came into the game already down 4-1, with Girardi looking for opportunities to get the 32-year-old back on track. But he just added fuel to the fire in his latest poor outing. The extended slump has the Yankees concerned and had the 40,225 fans at the Stadium booing with every hit he served up.