ANAHEIM — After falling to the Angels one final time, the Yankees discover themselves in hell.
The Halos beat the stumbling Yankees, 7-3, on Wednesday at Angel Stadium, thus finishing their first sweep over New York since July 2009. The loss introduced an finish to a hellish highway journey that additionally noticed the Yankees lose 2-of-3 to the Rockies, the worst crew within the National League, instantly following the All-Star break.
The Yankees will fly house in final place within the American League East after Carlos Rodon endured his worst begin since signing a six-year, $162 million contract in December. The southpaw surrendered 4 hits, six earned runs and two homers over 4.1 innings whereas strolling 5 and putting out three.
The homers, hit by Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo, gave the Angles a 4-0 lead after simply two innings. As Rodon left the mound after the second body, he was caught blowing a kiss in response to jeering Yankees followers behind the membership’s dugout.
Rodon, who additionally gave up an RBI single to Mickey Moniak, later heard gentle booing when he left the mound for good.
Rodon, who had his season delayed by forearm and again accidents, hasn’t gotten off to the sharpest begin. The Yankees’ greatest offseason addition owns a 7.36 ERA via his first three outings with the franchise.
Speaking of lifeless, Wednesday’s recreation featured one other abysmal offensive efficiency for the Yankees, as Angels righty Chase Silseth set a career-high with 10 strikeouts.
Silseth entered the sport with a 5.30 ERA, however that didn’t cease him from working the Yankees for five.2 innings. The 23-year-old held the crew to at least one run — a Giancarlo Stanton homer within the sixth — whereas solely permitting 4 hits and two walks.
The Angels had one of many 10-worst rotation ERAs in baseball when this sequence started, however starters Silseth, Patrick Sandoval and Griffin Canning held the Yankees’ lifeless bats to only 4 earned runs over 18.2 innings. They mixed for 29 strikeouts, as Canning additionally set a career-high with 12 on Monday.
The Angels sequence continued a stretch that has seen the Yankees flop towards common and subpar starters. In Colorado, Austin Gomber and Chase Anderson mixed for 11 innings and two earned runs regardless of having ERAs over 6.00, whereas Jameson Taillon and his 6.93 ERA blanked the Yankees for eight innings earlier than the All-Star break.
The Bombers have scored 22 runs in six video games since firing hitting coach Dillon Lawson and changing him with Sean Casey.
On Wednesday, the Yankees’ second run got here on an RBI single from Kyle Higashioka within the sixth, whereas Franchy Cordero added a solo shot within the eighth. But a gap had already been dug — on the scoreboard and within the standings — and the Angels added one other run of their half of the eighth.
With the commerce deadline approaching and the Yankees within the cellar, they’ll attempt to appropriate course at house after a Thursday off day. They have an amazing alternative to rebound towards an terrible Royals crew on Friday, however the Yanks haven’t precisely dealt with lesser opponents the best way they’re anticipated to.
Since June 6, the Yankees have gone 1-2 towards the White Sox, 1-2 towards the Mets, 2-1 towards the A’s, 1-2 towards the Cardinals, 1-2 towards the Cubs, and 1-2 towards the Rockies. All of these groups are in final place and/or beneath .500.
The Angels had been beneath .500 when their sequence with the Yankees started.
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