Yankees shut out again by Angels as scoreless streak hits 29 innings in fifth straight loss
The murmurs transitioned to grumbles before blooming into part exasperation, part boos.
The fan frustration showering the Yankees on Tuesday was far louder than their bats.
The Yankees' offense has gone AWOL, an out-of-nowhere stretch of silence in three consecutive shutouts.
The team-wide funk deepened Tuesday, when they pushed their scoreless streak to 29 consecutive innings during a 4-0 loss to the Angels in front of 35,278 fans — who tried their best to voice their displeasure over the blaring speakers in The Bronx.
4 Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) reacts after he strikes out looking during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Yankee Stadium.
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An offense that had scored the most runs in the American League (370) after Saturday's defeat in Boston has not added to that total since.
The Yankees (42-30) have lost a season-high five straight games because a group that has more effective hitters than lineup spots has simultaneously gone frigid.
Aaron Judge has found his first slump of the season, 3-for-24 in his past seven games after going hitless with three strikeouts Tuesday.
4 DJ LeMahieu (26) reacts after he strikes out looking during the third inning of the Yankees and Los Angeles Angels game.
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The bats around him have followed their leader. The Yankees finished with four hits and crucially zero that amounted to anything: After a night they left five more on base, the Yankees have gone 1-for-25 with runners in scoring position over the three shutouts.
They had a chance in the first inning, when Cody Bellinger reached second base on a hustle double. That chance was wasted when Giancarlo Stanton grounded out.
4 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) reacts after he lines out during the fourth inning of the Yankees and Los Angeles Angels game at Yankee Stadium.
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4 Pitcher Will Warren (98) reacts after Los Angeles Angels outfielder Taylor Ward (3) hits a two-run RBI single during the third inning of the Yankees and Los Angeles Angels game
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They had a chance in the third inning, when new-look leadoff hitter Jasson Domínguez looped a single into center field and stole second. But with two outs, Bellinger flew out, and the groans from the crowd intensified.
They did not have a third chance.
This time it was 35-year-old Kyle Hendricks who shut down the Yankees over six innings in which he struck out nine — his most since all the way back on Sept. 18, 2020.
The righty entered play with a 5.20 ERA in his first 13 starts, in which he punched out just 5.58 per nine innings.
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