The New York Yankees just couldn’t get it right on Saturday evening in a 9-2 loss to the Washington Nationals.
James Paxton never had his fastball velocity, topping out at 94 mph. Victor Robles had three hits, including a two-run home run off the foul pole, and finished a triple short of the cycle.
It all went downhill in the second inning. Paxton, who breezed through the first inning on 15 pitches, allowed three straight singles. Robles followed with a two-run double, and Michael A. Taylor walked to load the bases before Paxton was relieved by Mike King.