Not even Aaron Judge can win games by himself. Despite hitting his MLB-leading 32nd home run, Judge couldnt overcome another poor start from Luis Gil and another rough night from the rest of the offense in a 5-4 lo s to the Reds in The Bronx. Facing Cincinnati closer Alexis Diaz in the ninth, the Yankees needed two batters to reach base to get Judge to the plate again. Elly De La Cruz celebrates after belting a two-run homer in the fifth inning of the Yankees 5-4 lo s to the Reds. Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports But Trent Grisham struck out looking, pinch-hitter Austin Wells flied to right and the slumping Brandon Bielak Jersey Anthony Volpe popped out to end it. With the lo s, the Yankees have dropped six of their past eight games and nine of their past 12. Explore More They had hoped to have put a subpar month behind them by closing out June with a win Sunday in Toronto that featured Gerrit Coles best performance since returning from the IL. But the same worrying trends that have hurt the Yankees for much of the past month were evident again Tuesday. Gil had a third straight ugly outing, unable to get an out in the fifth inning part of whats been a growing rough patch for much of the rotation. Aaron Boone was asked about giving Gil added rest heading into his next start and noted that hed had an extra day each of his past three starts. So well see, Boone said. Well consider everything. Luis Gil allowed four runs in four-plus innings in the Yankees lo s. Corey Sipkin for New York Post After being down by five runs in the fifth, the Yankees came back with three in the sixth before Judges onslaught continued with another homer an inning later that brought them to within a run. But the Yankees didnt get another base runner the rest of the game. It made the starting pitching woes more pronounced, as no Yankees starter has pitched more than five innings since Nestor Cortes to sed seven innings against Atlanta on June 23. Tuesday, Gil showed some improvement from his previous two disasters, when hed allowed 12 runs in just 5/ innings. Aaron Judge hits a solo homer in the seventh inning of the Yankees lo s. Corey Sipkin for New York Post This time, after a walk to Jonathan India to start the game, Gil retired the next nine batters. But he faltered in the fourth, and Elly De La Cruz snapped the streak with a leadoff triple. It led to the games first run, as De La Cruz scored when Jeimer Candelario followed with an RBI groundout to second. Gil walked a pair in the inning, but got out of the fourth without another run scoring. He stumbled again in the fifth, hitting Stuart Fairchild with a 1-2 changeup then allowing a two-run homer to center to Will Benson. Gil continued to unravel, as he followed Bensons home run by drilling India with his final pitch. Ben Rice rips a two-run double in the sixth inning of the Yankees lo s. Corey Sipkin for the New York Post Caleb Ferguson entered and immediately gave up a long two-run home run into the visiting bullpen by De La Cruz to make it 5-0. Its tough, but theres no giving up, Gil said through an interpreter after giving up four runs to raise his ERA to 3.41. You have to keep battling, keep fighting. Youve got to remember, this is his first time starting in the big leagues, Jose Trevino said. Its just growing pains. This is just a bad moment. This isnt a bad season. The Yankees offense finally got to right-hander Graham Ashcraft, who had an ERA of 8.53 in his previous four starts, in the sixth, with a single by Judge, a walk to Verdugo followed by an RBI single from Gleyber Torres. Ben Rice hit a two-run double to right to cut the deficit to two runs, and Judges solo shot to left with two outs off lefty Sam Moll in the seventh, made it 5-4. That proved to be it, as Judge had three hits as many as the rest of the lineup combined. DJ LeMahieu reacts in frustration as he walks back to the dugout after flying out in the eighth inning. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST These are our guys, Boone said of the offense. For the most part, its been a really succe sful offense. We have a few guys going through it right now. Coupled with some shaky performances from the rotation especially by Gil and Wednesdays starter, Carlos Rodon its no surprise why the Yankees have stumbled of late. Domingo Acevedo Jersey