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Yanks 2015: The Month of April

Posted on April 29, 2015 at 06:51 PM.

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It was an up and down month for the Yankees, which amounted to a record that is just over .500. The top of the lineup (Ellsbury and Gardner) have been stealing bases "when" they get on but when is the key word there. They have both struggled to start the season, which is one of the two main issues for the team right now. Also, Sabathia and Teixeira did not look comfortable all month as well. Their age is catching up to them.

Beltran (.325) and McCann (.304) have been the two hottest hitters. McCann had 7 homers in the month of April and Beltran led the team in RBIs with 15. Young has filled in admirably off the bench. Tanaka has had some bad luck pitching really well and then losing games anyway. Eovaldi went 3-0 with a 2.54 ERA and 21 Ks and a 0.99 WHIP for the month. Adam Warren pitched decent as well with a 1-1 record 2.39 ERA, 17 Ks, and a 0.76 WHIP.

As a team the Yanks rank 2nd in the league in strikeouts with Tanaka and Pineda having 38 and 37 respectively. The Yanks lead the league in walks allowed with a very low 12. The Yankees rank 7th in ERA and 1st in fielding percentage and 1st in stolen bases.

The Yankees head into May facing their arch rivals the Red Sox at Fenway Park. They are currently 1 game back from the Red Sox in the AL East so the team needs to capitalize on this opportunity and build on it. Below is a score summary of each series:

Blue Jays: 5-2 L, 4-1 L, 4-3 W
Red Sox: 4-3 W, 3-2 L, 3-2 W
@ Orioles: 5-1 L, 8-5 W, 3-2 W
@ Rays: 2-1 W, 4-3 W, 3-2 L
@ Tigers 12-5 L, 5-3 W, 6-4 L, 2-0 W
Mets: 6-4 L, 4-3 L, 3-0 W
Rays: 2-1 W, 4-1 L, 4-3 W

On to May...