The New York Yankees have had Major League Baseball’s best starting rotation in 2024, and one of the best rotations in the team’s storied history — and they’ve been doing it without their ace, Gerrit Cole.
The Yankees entered Wednesday’s game with a combined rotation ERA of 2.73, which would be the best in franchise history since 1917. Yankees starters have also had 15 consecutive starts of five or more innings while allowing two or fewer runs, which is an MLB record since the mound was moved to its current distance in 1893, per MLB researcher Sarah Langs.
Yankees SP have gone 5+ innings and allowed 2 runs or fewer in 15 consecutive games, the longest such streak since mound moved to current its dist (1893)
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— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 29, 2024
This streak began back on May 12, when Luis Gil threw six shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. Here’s how the entire Yankees rotation has fared during this streak:
May 12: Luis Gil — 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
