Yankees’ RISP Troubles Continue

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Matthew Blittner | Last updated Jun 24, 2025 1:07 PM ET

Runners in scoring position. It’s an important stat in baseball because the ultimate goal for each team is to win games. In order to win games, you must outscore your opponent. And to outscore your opponent, you need to take advantage of the opportunities presented to you during the course of the game. It’s far easier to score when you have runners in scoring position than it is when you don’t.

For the New York Yankees, this season has been a struggle when it comes to successfully bringing runners home who are in scoring position, especially in the month of June. The latest example is their 0-for-12 performance against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.

Looking beyond just the one game, they rank last in MLB this season in runners left in scoring position per game, with an average of 4.06 runners per game. Over their last three games, that number is even worse at 5.67. These troubles are especially pronounced away from Yankee Stadium, as their road average is 4.47, as compared to 3.68 at home. (Stats courtesy of teamrankings.com).

In all fairness, those numbers are weighed down by a particularly bad recent stretch. During their last 12 games, the Yankees have an OPS of .391 with RISP. That’s the worst mark in The League over that span.

As reported by The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner, Manager Aaron Boone said the following about his team’s struggles with RISP, “I mean, baseball…You’re going to have those stretches. I think, overall, we’ve been pretty good in those areas. I thought (Monday) our best at-bats were getting on base and putting the pressure on. They had them swinging and missing tonight when we had really good opportunities to score. That’s where we want to be a little better.”

If they don’t get better fast, then they’re going to watch what little is left of their AL East lead completely evaporate.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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