In a way, it was fitting that the Yankees were thoroughly outclassed at home on this particular night. The offense’s impotence mirrored the front office’s laughable approach to the trade deadline, adding just a pair of relievers and doing nothing to address an offense that has placed bottom-five across the board over the last two months. Carlos Rodón had another nightmare, giving up four runs in four innings to put the game out of reach of their pitiful offense as they eventually drop this one by a score of 5-2.
The trouble started for Rodón in the second, issuing back-to-back one-out walks to Isaac Paredes and Brandon Lowe before a Manny Margot automatic double plated the former for the contest’s first run.