NEW YORK — Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón had command of his pitches on Opening Day final week towards the Brewers, nevertheless it was a unique story within the early innings on Wednesday evening, and it proved pricey in a 4-3 loss to the D-backs at Yankee Stadium.
Within the first two innings, it seemed like Rodón was in for a brief evening. Three batters into the sport, Rodón was down, 2-0, after Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run homer on an 0-2 pitch. An inning later, Arizona added two extra runs towards Rodón. Eugenio Suárez scored on a sacrifice fly by Geraldo Perdomo, whereas Gabriel Moreno got here house on a single by Ketel Marte to make it a four-run recreation.
Rodón settled down after the second, pitching 4 scoreless innings whereas retiring the final 10 hitters that he confronted.
Of their first 4 video games, the Yankees scored 41 runs, however D-backs right-hander Zac Gallen restricted New York to 3 hits in 6 2/3 innings. The one time New York had an opportunity to attain off the right-hander was within the second inning. The Yankees had runners on second and third with one out, however Jasson Domínguez and Ben Rice struck out to finish the risk. After that, Gallen retired 14 out of the subsequent 15 hitters earlier than permitting a single to Austin Wells.
Anthony Volpe launched a three-run homer within the ninth to the brief porch in proper area for all the Yankees’ scoring. It was Volpe’s fourth hit of the season, and every has been a house run.
