The Yankees had a tough day in the snow, losing 6-2 to the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon.
Here are the takeaways...
-- Carlos Rodon got the start for New York and had a strange day on the mound. He didn't allow a baserunner through the first two innings, but ran into some trouble in the third. Rodon walked two straight Tigers hitters with one out and clearly started to get frustrated with home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman's zone. The left-hander then gave up a three-run homer to Andy Ibáñez, Detroit's first hit of the day, to make it 3-0.
Rodon bounced back with another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth, but couldn't keep the momentum going. A fielding error by Oswaldo Cabrera allowed the leadoff man to reach base, followed by a walk and a sacrifice bunt to give Detroit runners on second and third base. Rodon then allowed just his second hit of the game, as Justyn-Henry Malloy's single to center field drove in both runners, giving Detroit a 5-1 lead.
He allowed a two-out single to Javier Báez in the sixth, before picking him off trying to steal second base. The lefty stayed in to pitch the seventh inning, but was pulled after giving up a leadoff single. Rodon finished after 6.0 IP and 96 pitches, allowing six runs (five earned) on four hits with three walks and eight strikeouts.
-- It looked like the Yanks were about to get on the board after Ben Rice tripled to the right-center field gap with one out in the top of the third inning, but he was picked off by catcher Jack Rogers during Aaron Judge's at-bat. Judge eventually walked and Cody Bellinger lined out to end the frame, keeping it scoreless game. Tigers start Casey Mize continued to mow down the Yankees bats, sending them down in order in the fourth inning.
-- Trent Grisham continued his hot stretch with a one-out single down the right field line with one out in the top of the fifth inning. He advanced to second on a groundout and came around to score on Judge's single that got by Báez at short into left field, making it a 3-1 game. NY looked to begin their comeback with Mize out of the game in the seventh, as Austin Wells hit a leadoff single, but Cabrera grounded into the inning-ending double play.
-- Adam Ottavino, who re-signed with the club on Sunday after being DFA'd on Friday, replaced Rodon on the mound in the seventh inning with a runner on first. He walked two and struck out one to load the bases before being pulled for LHP Tim Hill. Trey Sweeney made it a 6-1 game as the Yanks couldn't turn the 4-6-3 double play, only getting the out at second, allowing another run to score. Hill stayed in the game and threw a scoreless eighth inning with one strikeout, allowing just a single.
-- New York had another comeback chance in the eighth as Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt singled with two outs. Jazz Chisholm Jr. reached first on a throwing error, allowing the run to score and make it 6-2. Chisholm stole second to give the Yanks two RISP, but Anthony Volpe flied out to right field. The Yanks went down in order in the ninth and finished 1-for-5 with RISP and left seven on base.
Game MVP: Casey Mize
The former No. 1 overall pick set the tone for the Tigers, tossing six scoreless innings and allowing just one run on four hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
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