The Yankees She fell into a two-game gap in the ALCS with a 3-2 loss to the Astros on Thursday night. New York once again struggled to put the ball into play, scoring 13 times, failing to capitalize on the center-scoring contestants, going 1-4 in such scenarios.
However, manager Aaron Boone appears to have added another excuse for losing Game 2 during his post-game press conference: the open roof at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
Boone specifically referred to a deep fly ball that Aaron Judge hit at the top of the eighth inning. With a man on, the Yankees smash the ball into the right court, but Astros player Kyle Tucker manages to grab the wall.
Boone explained after the match that he thought the wind – a product of the open roof – kept Judge’s flying ball in the lawn.
“Who would have thought, I think the open roof kind of killed us,” Boone told reporters. per SNY. “I think it’s 390[-foot] a ball. … I didn’t think he smoked it like he didn’t suspect him, but I felt his colleagues were right.”
Although Boone’s invitation to his team isn’t entirely surprising, Judge’s fly ball would only have occupied one court, According to Sarah Lange of MLB.com: Yankee Stadium.
Boone and the Yankees should at least take advantage of their stadium advantage in the next three potential games, but they will need to improve their performance on the board. Over the open roof, New York struggled to put the ball into play, having been defeated in 30 of the 70 games he played (42.9%) and scored just nine hits from two games.
The Yankees will try to get back on track on Saturday when the series swings back to the Bronx for Game Three. First pitch at 5:07 p.m. ET.
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