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Yankees blow multiple cushioned leads in disastrous 13-12 loss to Marlins

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Yankees blow multiple cushioned leads in disastrous 13-12 loss to Marlins

The Yankees' group of trade acquisitions made a dreadful first impression on Friday night, as multiple leads were blown in a stunning and inexplicable 13-12 loss to the Marlins at LoanDepot Park.

Here are the takeaways…

— There couldn't have been any legitimate complaints about the early pace of play, as both starting pitchers worked efficiently and held everyone hitless through the first three innings. Janson Junk, the former Yankees farmhand, induced four groundouts and three flyouts in his three perfect frames, while Carlos Rodón struck out four and allowed a walk during the same stretch. But the blemish-free outing didn't last long enough for Junk.

— The Yankees' bats woke up in the fourth, as back-to-back singles from Trent Grisham and Jasson Dominguez disrupted Junk's rhythm. A flyout to right from Cody Bellinger allowed Grisham to advance to third, and after a steal of second from Dominguez with one out, Giancarlo Stanton ripped a three-run homer to left that broke the ice. The veteran slugger's ninth blast of the season had a scorching 116 mph exit velocity, and it was his first homer at LoanDepot Park since Sept. 28, 2017. At that time, Stanton was playing his final games with the Marlins.

— While the no-hit bid remained alive for Rodón through four innings, the veteran southpaw had to circumvent a jam due to free passes. He allowed a leadoff walk to Agustin Ramirez, who ultimately reached third with stolen bases that followed strikeouts. With two outs and Ramirez just 90 feet away from home, Rodón walked another to set up runners on the corners, but he craftily left the mound unscathed by fanning Kyle Stowers.

— Junk's woes continued in the fifth, as the Yankees posted another three-spot to increase their lead to a comfortable 6-0. The rally began with a one-out single from Anthony Volpe, who then stole second with two outs and reached home on an RBI single from Dominguez. A walk from Grisham and another stolen bag from Dominguez set up two in scoring position for Bellinger, who wound up driving in the pair with a single to right. It marked the Yankees' second lead of six-plus runs in as many games.

— Rodón experienced hiccups of his own after the Yankees padded their cushion. He lost the no-hit bid by allowing a leadoff single to Eric Wagaman, and in the ensuing at-bat, he served up a two-run homer to Javier Sanoja that cleared the wall in right. Rodón recovered with a sweat-drenched uniform, striking out two with another walk sandwiched in between. But he couldn't complete the inning, as his fifth walk of the outing prompted manager Aaron Boone to leave the dugout and take the ball. Rodón threw 107 total pitches (61 for strikes) and punched out nine.

— Despite using Jonathan Loaisiga as the closer in Thursday's win, the Yankees turned to the right-hander as Rodón's replacement with two outs in the fifth. The strategy quickly backfired, as Loaisiga plunked Otto Lopez to load the bases and then allowed a two-run bloop single to Liam Hicks that cut the Yankees' lead to 6-4. But the inning could've been far worse, as Ryan McMahon stopped the bleeding with a slick snag at third that robbed Stowers of a knock and the Marlins of more runs. In the end, Rodón was charged with four earned runs — his season ERA is now 3.34.

— The Yankees didn't take kindly to the Marlins' round of punches. After a quiet sixth inning against reliever Valente Bellozo, they rapidly produced another three runs in the seventh, as singles from Volpe and Austin Wells preceded a towering three-run homer to right from Grisham. It was a milestone dinger off the foul pole for Grisham, who now has a career-high 19 homers on the year.

— The seventh inning was a nightmare for the Yankees' newly acquired relievers. Jake Bird made his debut first, and after loading the bases via a single, double, and walk, he served up a one-out grand slam to Stowers that suddenly cut the Yankees' lead to 9-8. David Bednar then took the mound,  and after recording the second out, he allowed a game-tying blast to Sanoja that sent the crowd into a frenzy. In the blink of an eye, Bednar gave up three more hits, and the stunning six-run rally from the Marlins put them ahead, 10-9.

— Somehow, the Yankees' seventh-inning stench wasn't as strong as the game's drunken breath. Just four pitches into the eighth, Volpe knotted the score at 10-10 with a mammoth solo homer to left off Lake Bachar. In spite of his incessant defensive blunders at shortstop, Volpe now has 17 homers this season, and he's hit .438 (7-for-16) over his last four games. Bednar returned for a second inning of work and kept the game tied by retiring the Marlins in order with two strikeouts. 

— While the Yankees' newest relievers failed to impress, their newest third baseman and utilityman stepped up when it mattered most. After a two-out single from Ben Rice off reliever Anthony Bender, speedster Jose Caballero entered as a pinch-runner and managed to steal second. The hustle from Caballero paid off, as McMahon stepped up to the plate and delivered a go-ahead RBI single to center. Then, six pitches later, Volpe delivered an insurance run, crushing a double to deep center that increased the Yankees' lead to 12-10.

— Camilo Doval was tasked with closing out the ninth, and his Yankees debut also brought misery. He blew the save in brutal fashion, as Sonoja and Jakob Marsee scored the game-tying runs with one out when a single to right from Xavier Edwards trickled past Caballero's glove. Then, moments later, Ramirez nubbed a ball in front of the plate that forced Wells chasing and allowed Edwards to slide in head-first for the winning run. A stunning collapse for the Yankees, and their worst loss in recent memory.

Game MVP: Javier Sanoja

The second-year infielder found himself in the middle of several Marlins rallies, and finished the night 3-for-5 with a home run and three runs scored.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees (60-50) will continue their three-game weekend set in Miami on Saturday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 p.m.

RHP Cam Schlittler (1-1, 4.91 ERA) is slated to take the mound, opposite RHP Eury Pérez (3-3, 3.07 ERA).



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