When pressed about lineup changes before a game against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night, Joe Girardi shot back at the media.

"Who do you want me to lead off? Tell me," Girardi asked. "You guys have these questions, but you want me to lead Tex [Mark Teixeira] off? You want me to lead Alex [Rodriguez] off? Want me to lead Carlos [Beltran] off?"

Girardi didn't make many changes on Thursday even though the New York Yankees rank 27th in the Major Leagues and are in a tie for last in the American League with the Minnesota Twins in runs scored.

"I mean, [Jacoby] Ellsbury's done a pretty good job, hasn't he? I have shaken up the lineup, haven't I?" Girardi asked. "Carlos has hit second or third, or third or fourth, most of the year. It's one thing if you have one or two guys struggling and you shake the lineup up, but when you have five or six, there's not a whole lot of shaking you can do because our No. 1 hitter's doing really well when he's hitting first, our No. 3 hitter's been doing really well and he's hitting third."

New York had also lost six of eight entering Thursday since winning six straight to reach the .500 mark at 22-22 on May 24.

"So, now what? I'm listening," Girardi said. "Everyone's got all these ideas. I'm listening, but when you've got six guys in your lineup struggling, maybe I can ask if we can just hit 1-2-3."