Carlos Rodon implodes early as Yankees lose series to lowly Nationals
NY Post
WASHINGTON — Carlos Rodon was hot and certainly bothered.
The Yankees left-hander had plenty to be frustrated about early Wednesday night, from persistent PitchCom issues to the 98 degrees at first pitch with heavy humidity.
But Rodon may have been most upset with himself as he let the Nationals hit him around and run at will in a 5-2 loss to drop the series at Nationals Park.
Rodon put the Yankees in an early hole they could not climb out of — 4-1 by the end of the second inning — getting held in check by a Nationals lefty for the second night in a row, this time MacKenzie Gore, who tossed six innings of two-run ball.
The Yankees (78-56) went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position, making it a brutal 1-for-26 across the three-game series, as their lead atop the AL East shrunk to a half-game pending the Orioles’ late result against the Dodgers.
“Just got to try to keep creating as many opportunities as possible, but obviously didn’t do enough the last two nights just pushing runs across, so we lost the series,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Tough one.”
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INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Warren wears No. 44 because of an old Jet.
Of course this is not 2018, this deadline does not represent a sea change in philosophy resembling that one. But, just as seven years ago, the hierarchy — different general managers, same CEO — is not homing in at making a run at eighth place at the expense of acquiring future assets in exchange for expiring contracts.
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MEMPHIS — Mitchell Robinson’s long-awaited return was about as promising as the Knicks could’ve envisioned.
The time to string wins together is now, but the Rangers haven’t been able to do that since mid-November.