The Yankees are outperforming their offense

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty ImagesThe Yankees have had an incredible May to date, going 13-5 and launching themselves into first place in the American League East. What’s wild about that is they continue to win despite having a below-average offense over the course of the month.

At the end of April, the Yankees had one of the league’s top offenses; they were second in Runs Scored with 141, fourth in home runs with 42, and sixth with a team OPS of .781. Despite injuries to countless starters — and at one point able to field a starting lineup of injured players — the Yankees’ offense kept clicking.

Then the calendar hit May, and the offense took a dive. Over the past three weeks, the team has…