DETROIT – The closest battle Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park was who it was extra of a slog for: Carlos Rodon or his offense?
Rodon’s good run of begins took a dip into quicksand in an inefficient outing whereas the Yankees’ bats sleep-walked by means of a 4-0 loss to the Tigers.
In his shortest outing of the season, Rodon gave up 4 runs throughout 3 ⅓ innings whereas needing 90 pitches to file 10 outs.
However even when he had been higher, the Yankees’ lack of offense was the larger downside as they had been held to only 4 hits – three of them singles, two from Oswaldo Cabrera – whereas getting shut down by Keider Montero and the Tigers’ bullpen.
Montero, the rookie right-hander, entered Saturday with a 5.76 ERA throughout his first 10 video games (9 begins) within the large leagues, however he tossed 5 scoreless innings in opposition to the Yankees (73-51) whereas giving up simply two hits and two walks whereas hanging out 5.
Earlier than the ninth inning, when Aaron Choose led off with a double – the Yankees’ solely extra-base hit of the day – they’d solely gotten into scoring place as soon as, which got here within the second inning after they put runners on the corners with two outs for Ben Rice, who flew out to finish the menace.
The groups are scheduled to play the rubber recreation of the collection on Sunday night time in Williamsport for the Little League Basic, although a foul forecast might threaten to push that again to Monday at Comerica Park.
The 4 runs that the Tigers (60-64) scored off Rodon had been another than the Yankees had given up of their final three video games mixed whereas Aaron Boone’s membership was shut out for the seventh time this season.
Rodon had been robust of late earlier than Saturday, posting a 2.22 ERA in 4 begins after the All-Star break.
However he fell sufferer to loads of lengthy at-bats in opposition to the Tigers, who pressured him to throw 36 pitches in a three-run second inning and 30 extra in a scoreless third. He solely walked one however entered six full counts and had 24 of his pitches fouled off.
Anthony Volpe almost bought the Yankees on the scoreboard within the ninth inning, however his fly ball with two on fell simply wanting the left-field wall, into the glove of Matt Vierling for the ultimate out.
