The Yankees lost 4-0 to the Angels on June 18, 2025, extending their scoreless streak to 29 innings. Aaron Judge was booed as the historic slump deepens.
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
The silence is deafening. For 29 consecutive innings, the New York Yankees have not scored a run. The latest chapter in this offensive nightmare was a 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels, marking the team's third straight shutout and fifth consecutive defeat. The frustration in the Bronx has reached a boiling point, culminating in the once-unthinkable: a chorus of boos directed at captain Aaron Judge after another hitless, three-strikeout performance.
The Yankees have not scored in 29 innings, their longest such drought since 2016.
Manager Aaron Boone shuffled the deck, moving Jasson Domínguez to leadoff and dropping a struggling Paul Goldschmidt to sixth, but it was like rearranging chairs on the Titanic. The lineup produced just four hits and went a staggering 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position, stranding the few men who managed to reach base. The frustration was most palpable with Aaron Judge, who went 0-for-4 and now finds himself in a 2-for-20 funk with 13 strikeouts over his last six games. The boos that rained down after his strikeouts in the sixth and eighth innings were a clear message from the fanbase. 'No one is more capable of getting right back on track than him,' Boone said postgame, but patience is wearing thin for a team built to mash.
Lost in the offensive abyss was a masterful performance from rookie right-hander Will Warren. In what should have been a coming-out party, Warren was utterly dominant, striking out a career-high 11 Angels over six innings without issuing a single walk. He became just the third Yankees rookie to post such a line, joining Stan Bahnsen (1968) and Chad Green (2016). 'I thought it was the best he’s commanded his fastball,' praised catcher Austin Wells. 'Eleven strikeouts, that’s a big deal.' Unfortunately, it wasn't a big enough deal to earn a win, as Taylor Ward's two-run single in the fourth was all the Angels would need to doom the brilliant young pitcher.
This isn't just a slump; it's a historically inept stretch of baseball. The three consecutive shutouts are a first for the franchise since September 2016. Worse yet, the team has plated a measly five runs over their last six games, a level of offensive futility not seen from a Yankees team since August of 1968. The players are aware of the gravity of the situation. 'It’s a little rut we’re in, and we’ve got to get out of it,' said Cody Bellinger, who had the team's only extra-base hit. 'Good teams get out of it. I’ve got full confidence in the guys in here.' That confidence is being tested with each passing scoreless inning.
The Yankees are now staring into the abyss. With a talented roster mired in a record-setting slump and a farm system ranked in the bottom third of the league, there are no easy answers. The pressure is on the current lineup, from the slumping superstars to the role players, to find a spark. One run feels like it could open the floodgates, but right now, one run feels a million miles away. The question is no longer *if* they'll break out of it, but how much damage will be done before they do.
