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Struggling Yankees start July on sour note with loss to Reds
NY Post
Not even Aaron Judge can win games by himself.
Despite hitting his MLB-leading 32nd home run, Judge couldn’t overcome another poor start from Luis Gil and another rough night from the rest of the offense in a 5-4 loss to the Reds in The Bronx.
Facing Cincinnati closer Alexis Diaz in the ninth, the Yankees needed two batters to reach base to get Judge to the plate again.
But Trent Grisham struck out looking, pinch-hitter Austin Wells flied to right and the slumping Anthony Volpe popped out to end it.
With the loss, the Yankees have dropped six of their past eight games and nine of their past 12.
They had hoped to have put a subpar month behind them by closing out June with a win Sunday in Toronto that featured Gerrit Cole’s best performance since returning from the IL. But the same worrying trends that have hurt the Yankees for much of the past month were evident again Tuesday.