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The welcome return of comfortable April weather didn't assist the Yankees on Sunday afternoon, as they fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-4, in a rubber game at Yankee Stadium.
-- It didn't take long for the Yankees to irritate Giants ace Logan Webb. After a blistering one-out double to center from Aaron Judge in the first inning, Paul Goldschmidt delivered a two-out RBI single to right to make the score 1-0. The bottom half of the order contributed in the second, when back-to-back doubles from Jasson Dominguez and J.C. Escarra and an RBI single from Ben Rice bumped the lead to 3-0. Webb limited the damage to those three runs, but he only lasted five innings.
-- Carlos Rodón relied on heavy use of his slider that proved largely effective, but a few mistake pitches to Jung Hoo Lee spoiled an overall strong peformance. His first hiccup came in the fourth, when he gave up a solo home run to the second-year outfielder after retiring 10 of the first 11 batters faced. Then, with two on in the sixth, he was punished yet again by Lee, as he hung a curveball that landed over the right field wall for a go-ahead three-run shot.
-- Despite striking out eight for a second straight outing, Rodón fell one out shy of completing six frames. He threw 100 pitches -- 62 for strikes -- and surrended four-plus runs for a third time this season. His ERA now sits at a bloated 5.48 across four starts (23 innings).
-- San Francisco tacked on its fifth run in the seventh, facing reliever Mark Leiter Jr. The inning began with a double from Casey Schmitt, and he managed to score from second when Goldschmidt committed a fielding error on a one-out grounder hit by Christian Koss. New York then turned to Ian Hamilton, who registered a pair of strikeouts and walks across five batters faced.
-- The Yankees showed signs of a rally in the eighth, when Jazz Chisholm Jr. snapped a ghastly 0-for-24 slide at the plate with a solo home run to right. But Giants closer Ryan Walker shut that door in the ninth, retiring pinch-hitter Austin Wells, Rice, and Judge in order. New York hit 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base.
Lee played the role of hero, driving in four with his pair of homers off Rodón. He finished the series with three jacks, four walks, a double, and seven RBI in nine at-bats.
The Yankees (8-7) will continue their six-game home stand on Monday night, with the first of three matchups against the Kansas City Royals.
Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 7.71 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound, opposite Seth Lugo (1-1, 3.24 ERA) at 7:05 p.m.
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-- It didn't take long for the Yankees to irritate Giants ace Logan Webb. After a blistering one-out double to center from Aaron Judge in the first inning, Paul Goldschmidt delivered a two-out RBI single to right to make the score 1-0. The bottom half of the order contributed in the second, when back-to-back doubles from Jasson Dominguez and J.C. Escarra and an RBI single from Ben Rice bumped the lead to 3-0. Webb limited the damage to those three runs, but he only lasted five innings.
-- Carlos Rodón relied on heavy use of his slider that proved largely effective, but a few mistake pitches to Jung Hoo Lee spoiled an overall strong peformance. His first hiccup came in the fourth, when he gave up a solo home run to the second-year outfielder after retiring 10 of the first 11 batters faced. Then, with two on in the sixth, he was punished yet again by Lee, as he hung a curveball that landed over the right field wall for a go-ahead three-run shot.
-- Despite striking out eight for a second straight outing, Rodón fell one out shy of completing six frames. He threw 100 pitches -- 62 for strikes -- and surrended four-plus runs for a third time this season. His ERA now sits at a bloated 5.48 across four starts (23 innings).
-- San Francisco tacked on its fifth run in the seventh, facing reliever Mark Leiter Jr. The inning began with a double from Casey Schmitt, and he managed to score from second when Goldschmidt committed a fielding error on a one-out grounder hit by Christian Koss. New York then turned to Ian Hamilton, who registered a pair of strikeouts and walks across five batters faced.
-- The Yankees showed signs of a rally in the eighth, when Jazz Chisholm Jr. snapped a ghastly 0-for-24 slide at the plate with a solo home run to right. But Giants closer Ryan Walker shut that door in the ninth, retiring pinch-hitter Austin Wells, Rice, and Judge in order. New York hit 3-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base.
Game MVP: Jung Hoo Lee
Lee played the role of hero, driving in four with his pair of homers off Rodón. He finished the series with three jacks, four walks, a double, and seven RBI in nine at-bats.
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The Yankees (8-7) will continue their six-game home stand on Monday night, with the first of three matchups against the Kansas City Royals.
Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 7.71 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound, opposite Seth Lugo (1-1, 3.24 ERA) at 7:05 p.m.
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