Yankees Manage To Thrive Amidst A Sputtering Offense

The Yankees story for 2017 was supposed to be the other way round with the offense carrying the pitching. Of late, though, it’s been the bats that are trying to catch up with the pitching, and that could be a long-term problem.

The Yankees begin play tonight sporting a six-game win streak. And at first glance, you might be inclined to think the team is firing on all cylinders, but they are not. In fact, though, the team is sputtering along like an old Model-T offensively to the point where there’s justifiably some concern.

Strike One

In yesterday’s game against the Cardinals, two-thirds of the team’s outs in the contest were made by a strikeout. Seventeen batters went down without putting a…