No one hitting for Yankees
By JUSTIN TERRANOVA
It’s easy to gather our hatred and point it directly at Chien-Ming Wang, who dropped to 0-6 last night.
But for the second straight start, Wang threw five innings of three-run baseball. That 0-6 could easily be 2-4 if the Yankees bats had bothered to show up during those two starts against the Nationals and Braves. But don’t worry Wang, the hitters aren’t singling you out, they haven’t hit for anybody since their 15-0 bombing of Johan Santana, which feels like it was a very, very long time ago.
Here’s a look at what the Yankees regulars have done in the seven games (2-5) since that win over the Mets. They have averaged just over 2.5 runs a game against the NATIONALS, Marlins and Braves. In other words in the 63 innings since the Yankees put 15 on the board going against the best pitcher in baseball, the Yankees have scored 18 runs. Talk about not saving some for tomorrow, or the day after that, or the day after that, or . . .
The good
(average, home runs, runs scored, RBIs)
Robinson Cano: 10-for-27 (.370, 1 HR, 3 Runs, 3 RBIs) — The only Yankees hitter to show up in the last week, but he can’t do it on his own. And even his stats are padded by a 4-for-4 night in the series opener against the Nationals — one of the Yankees two wins the past week.
Brett Gardner: 4-for-10 (.400, 0, 1, 2) — Hasn’t played often enough in the past week to make a significant impact, but has been solid when he’s played.
The bad, who look good because everyone else has been worse
Mark Teixeira: 7-for-26 (.269, 0, 2, 2) — Has cooled down considerably since a red-hot May.
Johnny Damon: 5-for-21 (.238, 1, 3, 2) — Nothing special, but his .238 has been sorely missed the past two games when he’s been out with a calf injury.
Jorge Posada: 4-for-18 (.222, 0, 2, 1) — Sadly all the complaints about Posada have been about his pitch calling, not his hitting.
Jealous of Mario Mendoza
Derek Jeter: 4-for-21 (.190, 0, 2, 0) — Not providing a spark at the top of the lineup and didn’t come through in a couple of clutch situations.
Nick Swisher: 5-for-29 (.172, 0, 1, 1) — After a hot start this month he’s back to the Swisher of May, not the Swisher of April.
Hideki Matsui: 2-for-12 (.167, 0, 0, 0) — Hasn’t played much with the Yankees in NL cities.
Melky Cabrera: 3-for-19 (.158, 1, 2, 2) — The Melk Man has not delivered of late.
Class of his own
Alex Rodriguez: 1-for-18 (.056, 0, 0, 2) — A-Rod got the credit when the team surged with his returned and he’s gotten the majority of the blame now that they are struggling. As you can see, he isn’t alone, but he has been the worst of the bunch.

