Sabathia isn't happy with his pitching.

CC Sabathia endured what was maybe his worst start of the season Sunday in Tampa as he surrendered a season-high seven runs on seven hits, including a pair of two-run homeruns in seven innings against the Rays at Tropicana Field.

Although it isn't a shock that Sabathia got rocked in the Trop. The Yankees have lost 9 of his 10 starts since he joined the team in 2009, and he's 1-6 with an ERA of 4.80 under the Tampa dome.

"I'm not helping the team out," Sabathia said. "I just need to get better." In 5 May starts Sabathia went 0-2 with 3 no-decisions and a 4.80 ERA.

"With this team that we have, we battle to the end," he said. "We did it tonight. I just didn't give us a chance. That's the worst part, just not keeping the game close and giving these guys a chance to feel like they can come back and win the game."

As CC's velocity continues to sit in the high 80's to low 90's, Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild believes that velocity isn't the issue with Sabathia's performance.

"He had the same velocity earlier in the season and pitched really well." Said Rothschild. "There's some inconsistency there," Rothschild said. "He’s missing some spots at times and he’s not getting away with any pitches. Every bad pitch he made got hit today."

For Yankee fans there should be reason to be concerned. As Sabathia ages he's seemed to regress this year. His velocity is down and I think we have to accept that it might not come back. There's a problem with CC's pitching and he feels like he knows the issue.

"It’s just everything." Sabathia said. "Not being able to make pitches with two strikes, fastball command, location. I just need to work and make certain I can get better and try to help the team." 

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