Paul Goldschmidt shares why Aaron Judge and Co. struggled against Athletics pitcher in shutout loss

3 hours ago 2

close

The New York Yankees offense, led by Aaron Judge, underwhelmed in a 7-0 shutout loss against the Athletics on Saturday. Veteran first baseman Paul Goldschmidt addressed the offense.

Paul Goldschmidt was one of only three Yankees players to register a hit in a disappointing offensive effort on Saturday. Following the loss, the All-Star slugger shared why the Yankees struggled against Athletics starter JP Sears, who pitched 5.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts.

"JP Sears just did a good job, located really well, and mixed up his pitches," Goldschmidt said. "He used all of them, I mean, same thing with Jack Perkins, who came in behind him.

march madness logo

"He was using a fastball, slider, cutter, and change. We weren't really able to get any momentum going, and they won the game, and we'll come out and be ready to go tomorrow."

youtube-cover

The Yankees are slumping in June, going 12-13 this month, scoring 98 runs and conceding 85. Goldschmidt, who was one of the most consistent hitters leading up to June, is batting .231 with four home runs, 11 RBIs in his last 25 games. He took the blame for the team's form, saying:

"But, you know, I haven’t played well for the last few weeks, maybe even this whole month. That’s hurt our team.”

Paul Goldschmidt issues rallying cry after Yankees' shutout loss

Despite a series of poor results, Paul Goldschmidt is backing the team to bounce back strongly. The former MVP said that inconsistency is part of baseball and the team needs to make adjustments by learning from their mistakes.

"It's just baseball. We just haven't performed our best the last couple of weeks, but there's going to be ups and downs, and I think the point is just to keep going," Goldschmidt said. "Keep making the adjustments that are needed individually and as a group and have good at-bats, that we're a very capable team. Just take it every day out there. Try to win as many games as possible."

The Bronx Bombers will be hoping to bounce back in the series finale on Sunday at Yankee Stadium with the series tied at 1-1.

Why did you not like this content?

  • Clickbait / Misleading
  • Factually Incorrect
  • Hateful or Abusive
  • Baseless Opinion
  • Too Many Ads
  • Other

Was this article helpful?

Thank You for feedback

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

Know More

Edited by Chaitanya Prakash

Read Entire Article