The Yankees lost 4-0 to the Angels on June 18, getting shut out for a 3rd straight game. Aaron Judge's slump continues amid a historic team-wide collapse.
StatPro MLB Beat Reporter
The boos rained down on Aaron Judge. The scoreboard showed another zero. For the third straight game, the New York Yankees failed to score a single run, falling 4-0 to the Los Angeles Angels and extending their nightmarish scoreless streak to 29 innings. The Bronx Bombers are nowhere to be found, mired in a five-game losing streak and an offensive collapse of historic proportions.
The Yankees have now gone 29 consecutive innings without scoring a single run, their longest such drought since 2016.
The familiar story of offensive futility played out once again at Yankee Stadium. Angels starter Kyle Hendricks and his bullpen held the Yankees to just four hits, completely neutralizing any threat. The lineup, even with changes, was lifeless, going a staggering 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position. Only three Yankees runners even made it as far as second base all night, a testament to an offense that has completely lost its way.
The most jarring sight of the night was the home crowd turning on its captain. Aaron Judge went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, looking utterly lost at the plate. The boos grew louder with each empty at-bat, underscoring a brutal slump that has seen him go just 2-for-19 with 12 strikeouts in his last five games. His struggles are the emblem of a team-wide failure; the Yankees have scored a paltry five runs in their last six games, the franchise's worst offensive stretch since August 1968.
Lost in the offensive wreckage was a brilliant performance from starter Will Warren. The young right-hander was electric, striking out a career-high 11 batters over six innings while allowing three runs. He found a groove as the game went on, retiring the final 11 hitters he faced. But on a night when the bats were silent, his stellar effort was completely wasted, earning him a loss he didn't deserve.
Desperate for a spark, manager Aaron Boone shook up the lineup, elevating rookie Jasson Domínguez to the leadoff spot and dropping veteran Paul Goldschmidt to sixth. The moves were an attempt to jolt the offense back to life, but proved to be little more than shuffling deck chairs on a sinking ship. The result was the same: no runs, no clutch hits, and no answers for a team in freefall.
The Yankees have one more game against the Angels to avoid a historic, franchise-first fourth consecutive shutout. The pressure is mounting on every player, from the slumping captain to the manager trying to find a solution. Tomorrow isn't just another game; it's a desperate fight to remember how to score a run and pull the team back from the brink of a full-blown crisis.
