Yankees bats manage only 2 runs vs. Tigers pitcher Casey Mize, snowy conditions in Detroit

The New York Yankees led Major League Baseball in runs and home runs coming into Monday's matinee matchup versus the Detroit Tigers. Yet against cold, snowy conditions at Detroit's Comerica Park and Tigers starter Casey Mize, the Yankees bats produced little offense in a 6-2 defeat. 

Mize has been outstanding in his first two starts of the season, looking like the ace-level pitcher Detroit hoped for when selecting him No. 1 overall in the 2018 MLB Draft. Facing the Yankees for six innings, he allowed one run, four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. 

Aaron Judge batted 1-for-3 with an RBI and Paul Goldschmidt hit 2-for-4, but the Yankees' No. 5 through 9 hitters went 2-for-20. Jazz Chisholm Jr.., Anthony Volpe and Oswaldo Cabrera each hit 0-for-4. 

Yankees starter Carlos Rodón could have used some offensive help. The left-hander allowed six runs (five earned), four hits and three walks in six innings. He also notched six strikeouts. 

Following the game, manager Aaron Boone said Rodón pitched well other than the changeup he threw to Andy Ibáñez for a three-run homer in the third inning. Rodón, in his view, wasn't helped by home plate umpire Bruce Dreckman. 

"Look, he doesn't get a call in that inning and then makes the one mistake that turns into a three-run homer," Boone said to YES Network's Meredith Marakovits. "He kinda yanked the changeup a little bit and Ibáñez got him. Outside of that, I thought he was excellent."