DENVER — With a brand new hitting coach, mile-high altitude and an opposing starter with a 6.40 ERA working of their favor, the Yankees appeared primed for an offensive outburst at Coors Field on Friday.
They scored two runs as an alternative.
Those got here off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton, who laced a two-run, 455-foot homer off Colorado lefty Austin Gomber within the first inning. The blast began the Sean Casey period and the second half with a bang, however the tied for final place Yankees didn’t rating once more in a 7-2 loss to the last-place Rockies, who entered the sport with the worst ERA within the National League.
The Yankees had an opportunity to tack on extra runs within the sixth, when Stanton led off with a bloop double. But Anthony Rizzo, Harrison Bader and Josh Donaldson all recorded outs because the Yankees’ offense continued to sputter prefer it did for a lot of the primary half.
Carlos Rodón, in the meantime, got here up quick in his second begin for the Yankees. The southpaw totaled 4 hits, 4 earned runs, one homer, two walks and 6 strikeouts over 5 innings and 88 pitches.
While all of Rodón’s runs have been earned, Isiah Kiner-Falefa didn’t assist the pitcher out within the second inning when Brenton Doyle lined a ball to left with two runners in scoring place and the Yankees up, 2-1. Kiner-Falefa’s first step was in, however the rope sailed over his head and gave the Rockies a 3-2 lead.
The ball had a 70%-percent catch chance, in line with Statcast.
The Rockies scored their first run on an Ezequiel Tovar single within the second, whereas former Blue Jay Randal Grichuk continued his Yankee-killing methods with a homer off Rodón within the fourth.
Kris Bryant added a dagger within the seventh when he took Michael King deep to left for a two-run homer, whereas Nolan Jones piled on with a 469-foot solo shot off Albert Abreu within the eighth.
The Yankees will attempt to rebound from the loss when Clarke Schmidt takes the mound on Saturday. Connor Seabold will begin for the Rockies, giving the Bombers one other probability to breakout in opposition to a pitcher with an ERA effectively over 6.00.
And if Seabold doesn’t do the trick, the Yankees will get a crack at Chase Anderson on Sunday. His ERA is nearer to 7.00.
Gerrit Cole, recent off an All-Star begin, will pitch the sequence finale for New York.
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