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Boone Urges Calm as Yankees Lean on Pitching While Offense Struggles

The manager is asking the club to focus on the next series as New York uses a top-ranked staff to protect a high playoff probability despite key hitters on the injured list.

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Overview

  • The Yankees lost 1-0 to the Seattle Mariners in a late-stage game that Boone discussed with reporters, and he told fans on Thursday to avoid panic and treat each game as postseason intensity.
  • New York sits 68-53 and FanGraphs gave the club about a 99.6% chance to reach the playoffs and an 8.7% chance to win the World Series as of Aug. 13.
  • The lineup has been inconsistent because Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton are on the injured list and the team ranks near the bottom in recent batting metrics.
  • Pitching has carried the club this season, with Newsday reporting a 3.28 team ERA that is among the best in baseball and several starters, including Max Fried, pitching effectively since returning from injury.
  • The immediate task is a three-game road series at Toronto and integrating recent deadline pickups and call-ups to spark the offense, while a continued heavy workload for the bullpen could shape how far the club can advance in October.