Aaron Judge, Yankees Offense Ripped by MLB Fans After ALDS Game 2 Loss to Royals

Andrew PetersOctober 8, 2024

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 07: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees reacts after flying out in the third inning against the Kansas City Royals during Game Two of the Division Series at Yankee Stadium on October 07, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)

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The Kansas City Royals evened their American League Division Series matchup with the New York Yankees after a 4-2 win on Monday.

New York's offense was sluggish in the loss, picking up just seven hits. The Yankees got some life down three runs in the bottom of the ninth after Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a leadoff home run, but it wasn't enough to spark a comeback with Kansas City still up by two runs.

The Royals did all their scoring in the fourth inning, starting with a solo homer from Salvador Pérez. From there, Kansas City made it a three-run lead with three RBI singles, a deficit that proved to be too much for the struggling Yankees' offense to overcome.

Aaron Judge's postseason struggles continued as he went 1-for-3 with a strikeout and a walk. The star has now struck out in four of his nine at-bats.

After the loss, fans ripped New York's offensive struggles as it failed to get a 2-0 cushion over the Royals.

Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_
Aaron Judge has the worst strikeout rate in MLB postseason history <a href="https://t.co/SrxIQOg7S7">pic.twitter.com/SrxIQOg7S7</a>

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The Yankee Report @YankeeReport_
Yankees waste the Verdugo leadoff single and go retired in order. Just a lifeless performance from the offense tonight.

Yankees Analytics Nerds @YankeesNerds
Any bit of offense from the Yankees would be appreciated.

The Yankee Report @YankeeReport_
Offense looks dead tonight. Somebody needs to provide a spark. Can't let the Royals pen have it this easy

Ethan Gressley @thetrue_ethan
It's the same old story every postseason for the Yankees. The offense is dead

Nick @NYYNick_
Yankees offense in postseason form 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Dominick Ruocco @DominickRuocco
I'm so sick of the Yankees' offense being shut down in the postseason every single year. It doesn't matter who's in the lineup; they all can't hit. They added one of the best hitters in baseball to an already great lineup, and they still can't hit. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Yankees?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Yankees</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RepBX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepBX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/YankeesTwitter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#YankeesTwitter</a> <a href="https://t.co/3bHMUPWQLG">pic.twitter.com/3bHMUPWQLG</a>

Connor Greenberg @connorgberg2
Lifeless Yankees offense in October <a href="https://t.co/OR98thUiji">pic.twitter.com/OR98thUiji</a>

Rami Lavi @rami_lavi
Watching the Yankees offense is very similar to watching the Jets offense. <br><br>You look around the league and wonder why we can't do what everyone else is doing.

Brian Rappaport @BRappy55
Just a no show from the offense vs 2nd tier relievers <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Yankees?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Yankees</a>

The Yankees snuck past Kansas City in Game 1 with a 6-5 win, but their offense was mostly absent on Monday. New York will now have to go on the road and try to find its offense to avoid going down two games to one.

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