ST. LOUIS — Brian Cashman insisted this was simply the primary journey the Yankees have taken these days the place he has not been preoccupied with the draft, commerce deadline or Corridor of Fame induction.
However his presence Friday afternoon at Busch Stadium was noticeable because the Yankees tried but once more to snap out of a skid that has now lasted over two months — coming into a sequence towards the Cardinals, 29-37 since Might 30 — and positioned them at risk of lacking the playoffs altogether with 41 video games to go.
“We’re the defending American League champs attempting to re-defend that and clearly proper now, we’re not in command of the division,” Cashman stated by the visiting dugout. “Our first aim is to attempt to win the American League East and robotically clinch the ticket that method. If not, we’ll be preventing to punch a ticket a distinct method.
“There’s numerous time on the clock — however not sufficient time, on the similar time. I don’t need to misrepresent there’s not urgency, as a result of there’s.”
