Woeful stretch continues for Yankees with loss to Rays
With Tuesday's 5-2 defeat, last-place New York dropped to 7-14 since July 4.
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With Tuesday's 5-2 defeat, last-place New York dropped to 7-14 since July 4.
Scratched from the start, Domingo Germán later threw five shutout innings in the 5-1 defeat Monday.
Right-hander gave up seven runs in the first, and the Bombers struck out 18 times in a 9-3 defeat Sunday.
New York is still 3 1/2 games behind Toronto and Houston for the last two wild cards in the American League.
Aaron Judge lined out to right field on the first pitch he saw in the top of the first. Then he walked his next three times up.
The crosstown rivals also split two games last month at Citi Field.
It was Alonso's first homer in 13 games since July 6, his longest drought of the season.
Luis Severino pitched into the sixth inning as the Bombers rolled to an 8-5 win on Sunday.
The Yankees won their second straight game and picked up their first series win in July.
The Yankees hit three homers for the fourth time since Aaron Judge tore a ligament in his right big toe on June 3.
The Yankees are batting .218 since Aaron Judge tore a ligament in his right big toe on June 3.
The Yankees are 1-4 on their trip out of the break, losing both series in Denver and Anaheim.
The Yankees (50-45) have dropped seven of nine and are 15-20 since Aaron Judge got hurt on June 3.
New York has lost six of eight and is tied for last in the AL East at 50-44.
Stanton has 16 RBIs in his last 14 games.
