The New York Yankees completed a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, losing the first game and winning the second. Unfortunately, the Bombers were unable to score a single run in the opener, losing 2-0, despite an adequate performance from Domingo German over 5.2 innings.
The Yankees’ offense continues to struggle at an abnormal rate, striking out eight times and recording just two hits against Alek Manoah, a 23-year-old youngster out of Florida. Manoah had pitched in three games in AAA for Toronto, hosting a 0.50 ERA over 18 innings. He obviously looked strong enough to earn an opportunity at the highest level, and he completely blanked a struggling Yankees team, with Mike Ford and Rougned Odor striking out twice apiece.