Yankees lose consecutive games for first time this season with offense quieted by Blue Jays
NY Post
TORONTO — The Yankees played north of the border Monday but their offense appeared to have gotten stuck in customs.
Chris Bassitt quieted the Yankees bats across 6 ¹/₃ innings to lift the Blue Jays to a 3-1 win in the series opener Monday night at Rogers Centre.
Bassitt, the ex-Mets right-hander, allowed just one run on four singles and two walks while navigating his way through the Yankees lineup.
He became only the second opposing starter this season to pitch into the seventh inning against the Yankees (12-5), who have lost consecutive games for the first time this year.
“He is the epitome of the kitchen sink,” manager Aaron Boone said of Bassitt, who threw eight different types of pitches. “He’ll throw everything. He’s able to make things up on the fly. He’s very good at coming up with different pitches, so it’s hard to really get a bead on him. He has pretty good command with everything. That sinker’s his bread and butter that he gets to, but he’ll mix in the slow curve, he’ll change speed on the slider, he’ll cut the ball. He mixes it up just about as good as anyone.”
In four career starts against the Yankees, Bassitt owns a 1.00 ERA with 31 strikeouts across 27 innings.
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