Paul Goldschmidt gives struggling offense brief reprieve with decisive homer in Yankees win

PHILADELPHIA — Since June 18, only the Mariners have scored fewer runs than the Yankees and this past week has been especially rough, with the Yankees putting up more than three runs just once in their last seven games.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

That includes Friday night’s 1-0 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, when Paul Goldschmidt provided the game’s only run with a leadoff homer in the top of the fourth.And even in victory, Goldschmidt acknowledged the lineup’s issues.“We haven’t performed up to the level we think we’re capable of and would like to,’’ Goldschmidt said.“We need to do better than we did tonight.

Give [Philadelphia lefty Jesús ] Luzardo and their bullpen credit.We’re trying to do everything we can.

The results definitely, offensively, have not been there the last few weeks and we know that.Guys are working on it in the cage, talking about it as a group and making adjustments individually and as a group.

We’re not content with how we’ve played.”It’s likely easier to make such admissions after a win — and the Yankees have won four of their last five after another gem by Cam Schlittler in Philadelphia.But as the Yankees await — they hope — Aaron Judge’s return from a fractured rib, they know they can’t put such a heavy burden on their pitching staff, as Schlittler, Brent Headrick and David Bednar were given no margin for error against the Phillies.“Everyone is capable of a little more,’’ Aaron Boone said before the game.“We’re all going through it a little bit together.

As a result, as a team over the last month, we haven’t been as good as we expect offensively.We all need to get going more.”The evidence is there, as the Yankees have gone consecutive games without a homer twice in their last eight games.The last time that happened even once was May 30-31.They’ve been...