Yankees' Ryan Weathers Knew What he Did Wrong, but Never Made an Adjustment

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It was an absolutely horrid night for the New York Yankees on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, a situation that just didn't unfold in any way the fan base, team, or coaching staff were hoping for.

After an 11-10 win against the Los Angeles Angels the night prior, the hope was for the Yankees to come out and do what was needed on the mound.

It was evident that the bullpen didn't have a lot in them, so getting a decent start out of left-hander Ryan Weathers was at the top of the priority list. Instead of that being the case, it was a rather rough start to things, allowing back-to-back-to-back home runs in the top of the first inning.

While he settled down a bit and only gave up two more earned runs in 5.0 innings and struck out 10, he also understands that his brutal start to the game put his team in a really bad position.

“It’s tough for me when we win a game [Monday] night with good momentum, I come in and give up three in the first on three solo shots,” Weathers said, per the Post’s Greg Joyce. “There was some good tonight, but when I pitch, I want this ballclub to win games and I did not put us in a good position to win a game tonight.”

The most frustrating part about this is that Weathers understood what the Angels were looking for offensively. This is a team that has proven they can crush fastballs, especially at the top of the order with Zach Neto, Mike Trout, Jo Adell, and Jorge Soler. If you miss against any of those guys, they're probably going to leave the yard, and Trout, Adell, and Soler did just that.

“They’re a really good low-ball hitting team, and three misfires against a good low-ball hitting team is not a good start,” Weathers said.

“You see it all there [with Weathers],” Boone said. “You see all the things that you get excited about. But a little bit tough just command-wise with the heater.”

Despite that, the Yankees don't seem too worried about what's currently going on, as veteran Paul Goldschmidt is hopeful that this is just a stretch and the Yankees have to keep their heads up and continue to play as hard as they can. Tuesday didn't show that, but perhaps things will change in the next few days.

“I think you see how streaky this game is,” Goldschmidt said. “You just got to take it in stride. When things are going good, you can’t think you got it all figured out. When we’re struggling, you can’t get down on yourself. … We’ve played a lot of close games. We’ve lost unfortunately too many of them here lately.”