Yankees pile up the strikeouts in loss to Rays | Go Get 'Em'

**Chris McMonigle** (0:02)
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**Ryan** (0:05)
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**Chris McMonigle** (0:08)
Now here's Chris McMonigle.
What's up? Welcome to the Go Get'em. As the Yankees dropped the second game of the four game set against the Rays, they strike out a ton.
17 strikeouts again, same as last night. And I know that's the story for a lot of people and we'll get into it. But thanks for joining us here live on YouTube, listening to the podcast, subscribe. And a lot to get into at this game, obviously. But the story is going to be for me, the story is Will Warren. But the Yankees dropped the second game. They're now tied back to fourth, back to behind four games in the standings. The series is 1-1.
A couple of things jump out at me besides the strikeouts. And first, let's start there. I guess let's just start the strikeouts. Because yes, 34 strikeouts in two days is a crazy amount of strikeouts. It's the most in American League history, right? They had, it's the first time, I think I saw a bunch of different crazy stats, right? First time in five and a third innings to have 12 strikeouts against one pitcher in less than six innings or something along those lines. Like, it's an ungodly, ungodly number of strikeouts, okay? But I gotta be honest with you, and I'm just trying to be honest. The strikeouts aren't the thing that bothers me the most about this game at all. Like, they're not.
They're not the thing that bothers me the most about this game. Will Warren getting beat up by the bottom of a miserable Tampa Bay lineup bothers me more, not being able to get any outs against left-handed pitchers in any key spots bothers me more. The base-running blunder from Bellinger bothers me more, because I gotta be honest, and I know everyone's gonna push back on this. I know I'm in the minority here. The 17 strikeouts are atrocious. It speaks to this offense. It's an ugly, hideous number. It's way, way, way too many strikeouts. I am not saying different. It is way too many strikeouts. And it's a major problem with this team. They have guys who strike out. 17 is too many. But if we're honest with ourselves, I'm just saying, they have 11 hits in this game. Yesterday, 17 strikeouts, 3 hits, it's 3 home runs, they win the game, right? And they scored 5 runs. You didn't need Cam Schlutler's performance. You could have had an average performance from the starting pitcher and give up 3 runs, whatever. But like, I don't view these strikeouts.
It wasn't like, and I heard them say this in the post game, I heard Jack Curry say this in the post game. And I don't know if I agree with it. Like, sure, would I like them to put the ball in play? Yeah, but I don't think the Yankees had situational at bats tonight, where you look at it and go, man, anything but the strikeout here. Just put the ball in play.
Like those, they didn't have those tonight. You look at it two times, two times, the Yankees had runner at third base with less than two outs, and they scored both times. Yes, Goldschmidt strikes out in the third inning with a runner at third, after the bloop double from Grisham. He strikes out, and he is for 30 And I believe all four strikeouts, Ryan said I want to make sure, all four strikeouts against left-handed pitching.

**Ryan** (3:49)
It was, I confirmed it, all lefties.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:52)
This is a guy who crushes lefties. He was, I don't know if he still is, he was literally the best hitter in Major League Baseball against lefties. And he's for four with four strikeouts. But in the third inning, runner at third, less than two outs, second and third, less than two outs, Goldschmidt strikes out, killer. But he's picked up by his teammate with the three run home run from Rice. The other opportunity was in the seventh inning, when you get the leadoff single from Jazz, you get the pinch hit single from Dominguez. And then Sanchez gives you the sacrifice fly, Grisham. So like, that's the only other time in the game where there was a runner at third base and less than two outs and the Yankees got them in both times. So, and I look at it, and the strikeout, like again, my Goldschmidt had a pop-up, right? That should have been caught by the catcher. It lands in play, should have been caught, and then he ends up striking out. Would we all be happier if the catcher caught the pop-up? Does that make Goldschmidt's line better today if he's for 4 with three strikeouts and a pop-up to the catcher?