Yankees make history, strike out 17 times again
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- New York Yankees struck out 17 times in a 6-4 loss to the Rays on Tuesday, becoming the first AL team to record 17 strikeouts in consecutive nine-inning games.
- Ian Seymour struck out 12 batters in 5⅓ innings — the first pitcher in 50 years to reach that mark through five innings against the Yankees.
- Paul Goldschmidt struck out four times Tuesday and is now in an 0-for-30 slump; Jose Caballero also whiffed four times in the loss.
- The Yankees absorbed their 10th loss in 12 games and fell four games behind the first-place Rays in the AL East despite collecting 11 hits — their first double-digit hit game since June 17.
- Aaron Boone said the Yankees won't overhaul their approach but acknowledged "some really good players obviously that are going through a tough time right now."
- The Yankees now have 824 strikeouts this season, third-most in the AL, with Rays lefty Shane McClanahan (77 K's) set to face Gerrit Cole in Wednesday's third game of the four-game set.
Why it matters: The Yankees' historic strikeout futility — a first in AL history — is unfolding against the very divisional rival they're trying to catch, having dropped 10 of 12 and fallen four games behind Tampa Bay in the AL East. With 824 team K's ranking third in the AL and Boone refusing to overhaul the approach despite stars slumping, the four-game set becomes a defining stretch in the division race.
