After a road trip that led to manager Aaron Boone to express your desire to see sharper play in almost all areas, the rendering of the New York Yankees in the fifth inning of today’s game, he served as a microcosm of what exactly needs to be improved, and in a hurry. For this reason, the fans of the Manhattan Mules are fed up and start throwing very nasty objects on the field; then the chronicle of events:
A field error by Colombian Gio Urshela and an erroneous pitch by Venezuelan newcomer Rougned Odor extended a four-run rally when the Tampa Bay Rays pulled away, giving the Yankees an 8-2 loss at Yankee Stadium on Friday-evening. The Bombers’ bats were also cold, taking just one hit in six innings against right-handed starter Michael Wacha:
Starting for the Yanks, Nick Nelson gave up two runs in a first inning of 30 pitches before giving the ball to Michael King, who walked three batters on three pitches without a score. Mike Brosseau homered off Mexican righthander Luis Cessa in the fifth, then scored when Urshela grounded out Willy Adames.
After two walks, Cessa caused a double play, but Odor’s pitch drifted away from first baseman DJ LeMahieu when two runs were scored, prompting a booing from the socially distant Bronx crowd. Yankees fans throw baseballs at Rays players and stop the game.
Catcher Mike Zunino gave Tampa Bay an eight-run lead in the sixth and hit a two-run double to leftfield that avoided leftfielder Clint Frazier’s dunk attempt.
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Giancarlo Stanton hit a two-run homer in the seventh off Trevor Richards. The Yankees have lost 14 of their last 19 games to the Rays (5-14), including the 2020 postseason and so on, while the Yankees struggled to find the strike zone and stumbled on the field.