Carlos Rodon Returns to Bronx But Yankees Bats Silent
Carlos Rodon marked his debut in Yankees pinstripes by pitching well enough in his first regular season action since last September.
But, it wasn’t enough as the Yankees couldn’t muster much offense, falling to the Chicago Cubs 3-0.
Rodon was out-dueled by ex-Yankees pitcher Jamison Tallion, who blanked the Yankees over eight stellar innings on the mound.
Tallion held the Yanks to just one hit, a Gleyber Torres single in the bottom of the first inning. At one point he retired 13 consecutive batters before surrendering a walk to Billy McKinny in the fifth inning.
The Yankees as a team, left two men on base, and didn’t record a runner in scoring position.
On the flip side, Rodon had his moments in his MLB season debut. He retired the first six Cubs to face him before Cody Bellinger launched a pitch into the right field bleachers that handed Chicago a 1-0 lead.
Cody Bellinger got every stitch of this baseball and deposited it into the second deck.
— Gershon Rabinowitz (@GershOnline) July 7, 2023
He’s got a swing for Yankee Stadium.#NextStartsHere pic.twitter.com/bElyT43IEl
Walks were a problem for Rodon, who walked two. One of the walks led to a run scoring in the fourth inning as Chicago grabbed a 2-0 advantage.
"It was nice to finally pitch in the pinstripes in Yankee Stadium, but not the way I wanted to start."
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) July 8, 2023
- Carlos Rodón pic.twitter.com/WnkXYMDl6V
OFFENSIVE SLUMP
With two games remaining before the All-Star Break, the biggest concern for the Yankees is their offense. In their last three games (all losses) the Yankees have managed a grand total of 14 hits; only three of those hits were for extra bases.
Josh Donaldson and Anthony Volpe hit the only homers during this slump in Wednesday’s 6-3 loss to Baltimore.
The Yankees are a combined 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position during the losing streak.
ON DECK
New York sends Gerrit Cole to the hill on Saturday against Drew Smyly at 1:05. Domingo German, in his second start since his perfect game, closes out the regular season on Sunday at 1:35 against Kyle Hendricks.
The losing streak has put the Yankees one game back of Toronto for the final wild card spot in the playoffs.
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