NEW YORK — The record shows the New York Yankees split their doubleheader with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.In reality, they merely survived it.In Game 1, the Yankees lost 8-2 as their struggling lineup was dominated by starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who threw a complete game. In Game 2, a Jazz Chisholm Jr. go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning and a five-inning save from closer David Bednar were the separators in a 2-1 win.A loss Friday meant the Yankees dropped the three-game set to the Dodgers — just about everyone’s favorite to emerge from the National League.Ken’s Week in Baseball: What will the Mets do with Francisco Lindor?Ken RosenthalIt’s only mid-July, but the question looms large: Can the Yankees keep up with the Los Angeles juggernaut?“I feel like we match up against any team in the league,” Chisholm said. “I feel like we beat ourselves a lot, and I feel like that stuff we’re going to clean up as it goes.”Manager Aaron Boone wouldn’t look that far ahead.“I don’t think about that,” he said. “We’re going through our own stuff right now as a team. We’ve got to get ourselves right and rolling.”Boone is right. The Yankees have plenty to clean up, even though they closed their gap with the first-place Tampa Bay Rays to 1 1/2 games in the American League East.Here are three changes they should make:Cut ties with Camilo DovalWhen Camilo Doval jogged out from the bullpen Sunday afternoon, the Yankees were down 7-1 in the eighth inning. It was the kind of garbage time that should have come with a bright orange vest and green jumpsuit.Doval didn’t do much with the opportunity. Over 1 2/3 innings, he walked three batters, hit another and allowed one of two inherited runners to score. In a mind-blowing feat, he threw just 10 strikes in 33 pitches.Doval has clearly fallen to the bottom rung of the Yankees’ bullpen ladder — and understandably so. He’s been a disaster with a 4.86 ERA over 41 appearances.
Yankees should make these 3 immediate changes to get ‘right and rolling’
It's only mid-July, but the question looms large: Can the Yankees keep up with the Dodgers juggernaut?












