The Yankees score a lot of runs. Right now, they lead all of MLB in the category (though the Rays are not far behind). I’m sure plenty of people out there are waving their hands around screaming “NEW YANKEE STADIUM BANDBOX” but those types are only partially correct. Here are the team home/away splits for the year so far:
|
Split
|
GS
|
PA
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
BA
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
TB
|
HBP
|
IBB
|
BAbip
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Home
|
42
|
1652
|
1437
|
242
|
392
|
74
|
2
|
79
|
230
|
178
|
228
|
.273
|
.359
|
.492
|
.851
|
707
|
19
|
8
|
.275
|
|
Away
|
41
|
1668
|
1455
|
225
|
405
|
93
|
11
|
46
|
213
|
179
|
267
|
.278
|
.358
|
.452
|
.810
|
658
|
9
|
13
|
.311
|
|
Total
|
83
|
3320
|
2892
|
467
|
797
|
167
|
13
|
125
|
443
|
357
|
495
|
.276
|
.358
|
.472
|
.830
|
1365
|
28
|
21
|
.293
|
So, they hit more homeruns at home and more doubles on the road. This probably has to do with the not as advertised fence distances. Overall, the offense has a slight advantage at home because of that, but it still comes out mostly even. Which I love because it’s a great counter to the “New Yankee Stadium is a joke” crowd. There’s a difference, yes, but there’s always a difference. The Yankees are still scoring an average of about 5.5 runs on the road and that’s a nice number.
Even without the WIND TUNNEL to rely on to boost those slugging numbers, the Yankees hit more than a homer a game on the road so when they score lots of runs you expect to find some of them came via the long ball. Carlos Gomez, being a jerk, was having none of that though which gave the Yankees an opportunity to out-Twins the Twins.
Luckily, it didn’t involve any bunting or hit and runs or productive outs (well, except that one Sac Fly thanks to Carlos Gomez’s leap) and grit heart scrappy gamer grinding. Just a whole lot of singles. 13 of them, to be exact. The other hits of the night were two doubles and a triple.
How do you score 10 runs off 16 hits spread over the night with no homeruns? Well, this part isn’t very Twins but is very Yankees: You take free bases when they’re offered. Minnesota pitchers issued 7 walks last night–including one with the bases loaded to Nick Swisher.
It’s nice to have a game like this where hit after hit falls in once in a while, but I still like the Bronx Bombers more.
