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Yankees are letting Ryan Weathers down in an MLB-worst way
TL;DR
The New York Yankees are failing to support pitcher Ryan Weathers, who has not received any run support in his four starts this season. Despite his efforts on the mound, the Yankees' offense has gone silent during his appearances.
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The New York Yankees aren't helping Ryan Weathers out very much.
The offseason acquisition hasn't helped his cause perfectly on the mound, but he could at least get a bit of support.
Instead, the Yankees' bats go quiet when Weathers pitches.
Weathers has now made four starts this season. And specifically while he remains on the mound, the Yankees have yet to score a single run in their half-innings at the plate.
Tuesday night, for example, Weathers went five innings, and the Yankees' only run of the game came in the eighth inning.
He's the only pitcher in baseball this season with this predicament so far, according to Baseball Reference's Katie Sharp:
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This is one of those stats that pops up for a different pitcher every year and is always hard to explain. There isn't an obvious correlation between the pitchers that lack run support.
It even happens on teams with strong lineups, like the Yankees. Some nights, things just don't go well for the bats.
The Yanks probably didn't help their cause on Tuesday by sitting Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger because they were facing lefty Reid Detmers, despite Detmers actually giving up more damage per at bat in his career to left-handed hitters.
Weathers also get hit around pretty fiercely by the Angels, which maybe ruined the overall vibes for the Yankees right from the outset.
Still, when pitchers aren't getting run support, they feel they have to be extra precise, and that can sometimes backfire.
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Q&A
How many starts has Ryan Weathers made for the Yankees this season?
Ryan Weathers has made four starts for the New York Yankees this season.
What is the Yankees' run support for Ryan Weathers during his starts?
The Yankees have not scored a single run in their half-innings while Ryan Weathers has been pitching.
Why are the Yankees considered to be letting Ryan Weathers down?
The Yankees are letting Ryan Weathers down by failing to provide any offensive support during his starts, resulting in no runs scored.