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The Yankees offense woke up from its slumber to score six unanswered runs, but after the bullpen coughed up the lead, Giancarlo Stanton's two-run single in the eighth lifted New York to a 9-7 win on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees had just six hits and were 3-for-13 with RISP -- with nine left on base -- but they took advantage of their 11 walks, the second consecutive game they had that many, and Marlin mistakes.
-Ryan Weathers wasn't long for this game as he labored early and often. In the first inning, a one-out walk and a two-out bloop single put runners on the corners before Heriberto Hernandez split the outfielders with a triple that plated two. Weathers would get out of the inning without further damage, but it took the young southpaw 31 pitches.
The second inning wasn't much better. Back-to-back singles (one of the infield variety) to lead off the inning put Weathers in another jam. Weathers got a slow roller to Jazz Chisholm Jr., but he and Jose Caballero couldn't complete the doubleplay. Austin Wells caught the runner trying to steal second for the second out, but Weathers could not get the third out. He walked the next batter and allowed an RBI single to Agustin Ramirez to put the Yankees behind 3-0.
Weathers struggled in the third, but escaped without allowing more runs and got the first two batters out in the fourth before he was pulled.
The southpaw tossed 88 pitches (53 strikes) in 3.2 innings pitched. He allowed three runs on six hits, three walks, while striking out four batters. In his first two starts of the season, Weathers has now allowed four runs in 7.2 innings pitched.
It's the first time a Yankees starter allowed more than two runs this season.
-The Yankees offense struggled early on against starter Max Meyer, but they had their chances. Their best chance came in the third. The first two batters reached for Aaron Judge, but the reigning MVP hit a deep drive to center but the centerfielder ran it down. After Cody Bellinger walked to load the bases, Ben Rice struck out swinging before Stanton popped out to the catcher to end the threat.
New York had one hit through the first four innings, but then Judge hit a two-out single and Bellinger launched his first home run of the season, to cut the Marlins' lead to 4-2. The Yankees would get two more batters on, but Chisholm Jr. struck out swinging to strand two more.
The Yankees had another chance in the sixth after the first two batters got on. McMahon struck out looking before Trent Grisham singled home Paul Goldschmidt -- who pinch-hit for Wells. Judge followed up with an opposite-field single down the first base line to tie the game. Bellinger hit a sac fly to give the Yankees their first lead of the game.
-The Yankees' sixth run of the game came in an unexpected way. Stanton led off the seventh with a walk, and then stole second as the Marlins weren't holding him on. He moved to third on a groundout and came home to score on a wild pitch. It was Stanton's first regular season stolen base since 2020. But Stanton wasn't done. In the eighth, with the score tied at six apiece, Stanton muscled a two-run single with the bases loaded to put the Yankees up for good. Rice scored from third on a wild pitch, the second run scored this way of the night.
- Paul Blackburn was the first arm out the bullpen, but would allow an unearned run thanks to some poor defense. Blackburn gave up an infield single and then Jakob Marsee singled to left field, but Bellinger's throw to third base was not caught by Ryan McMahon or Blackburn -- who was covering -- allowing Ramirez to score from third.
Blackburn bounced back to get a few more outs before Tim Hill and Fernando Cruz locked the Marlins down. However, Camilo Doval came on in the eighth and allowed a single and a double to lead off the inning. He struck out a pinch-hitting Owen Caissie, but Javier Sanoja doubled to tie the game at 6-6. Brent Headrick replaced Doval and got the final two outs of the inning without further damage.
David Bednar came in and after an infield single thanks to Chisholm Jr.'s double clutch, the Yankees closer delivered a one-out walk to bring the tying run to the plate. Xavier Edwards singled to cut the Yankees lead to 9-7. Caissie and Griffin Conine struck out swinging to end the game.
Here's the bullpen breakdown:
Stanton's bat and feet were the difference in this game.
The Yankees and Marlins complete their three-game series on Sunday. First pitch set for 1:35 p.m.
Max Fried will take the mound for the third time this season, and will go up against Chris Paddack.
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The Yankees had just six hits and were 3-for-13 with RISP -- with nine left on base -- but they took advantage of their 11 walks, the second consecutive game they had that many, and Marlin mistakes.
Here are the takeaways
-Ryan Weathers wasn't long for this game as he labored early and often. In the first inning, a one-out walk and a two-out bloop single put runners on the corners before Heriberto Hernandez split the outfielders with a triple that plated two. Weathers would get out of the inning without further damage, but it took the young southpaw 31 pitches.
The second inning wasn't much better. Back-to-back singles (one of the infield variety) to lead off the inning put Weathers in another jam. Weathers got a slow roller to Jazz Chisholm Jr., but he and Jose Caballero couldn't complete the doubleplay. Austin Wells caught the runner trying to steal second for the second out, but Weathers could not get the third out. He walked the next batter and allowed an RBI single to Agustin Ramirez to put the Yankees behind 3-0.
Weathers struggled in the third, but escaped without allowing more runs and got the first two batters out in the fourth before he was pulled.
The southpaw tossed 88 pitches (53 strikes) in 3.2 innings pitched. He allowed three runs on six hits, three walks, while striking out four batters. In his first two starts of the season, Weathers has now allowed four runs in 7.2 innings pitched.
It's the first time a Yankees starter allowed more than two runs this season.
-The Yankees offense struggled early on against starter Max Meyer, but they had their chances. Their best chance came in the third. The first two batters reached for Aaron Judge, but the reigning MVP hit a deep drive to center but the centerfielder ran it down. After Cody Bellinger walked to load the bases, Ben Rice struck out swinging before Stanton popped out to the catcher to end the threat.
New York had one hit through the first four innings, but then Judge hit a two-out single and Bellinger launched his first home run of the season, to cut the Marlins' lead to 4-2. The Yankees would get two more batters on, but Chisholm Jr. struck out swinging to strand two more.
The Yankees had another chance in the sixth after the first two batters got on. McMahon struck out looking before Trent Grisham singled home Paul Goldschmidt -- who pinch-hit for Wells. Judge followed up with an opposite-field single down the first base line to tie the game. Bellinger hit a sac fly to give the Yankees their first lead of the game.
-The Yankees' sixth run of the game came in an unexpected way. Stanton led off the seventh with a walk, and then stole second as the Marlins weren't holding him on. He moved to third on a groundout and came home to score on a wild pitch. It was Stanton's first regular season stolen base since 2020. But Stanton wasn't done. In the eighth, with the score tied at six apiece, Stanton muscled a two-run single with the bases loaded to put the Yankees up for good. Rice scored from third on a wild pitch, the second run scored this way of the night.
- Paul Blackburn was the first arm out the bullpen, but would allow an unearned run thanks to some poor defense. Blackburn gave up an infield single and then Jakob Marsee singled to left field, but Bellinger's throw to third base was not caught by Ryan McMahon or Blackburn -- who was covering -- allowing Ramirez to score from third.
Blackburn bounced back to get a few more outs before Tim Hill and Fernando Cruz locked the Marlins down. However, Camilo Doval came on in the eighth and allowed a single and a double to lead off the inning. He struck out a pinch-hitting Owen Caissie, but Javier Sanoja doubled to tie the game at 6-6. Brent Headrick replaced Doval and got the final two outs of the inning without further damage.
David Bednar came in and after an infield single thanks to Chisholm Jr.'s double clutch, the Yankees closer delivered a one-out walk to bring the tying run to the plate. Xavier Edwards singled to cut the Yankees lead to 9-7. Caissie and Griffin Conine struck out swinging to end the game.
Here's the bullpen breakdown:
- Blackburn: 1.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 K
- Hill: 1.0 IP
- Cruz: 0.2 IP, 1 K
- Doval: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 K -- he's now allowed four runs in his last two outings
- Headrick: 0.2 IP, 1 BB
- Bednar: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Game MVP: Giancarlo Stanton
Stanton's bat and feet were the difference in this game.
Highlights
What's next
The Yankees and Marlins complete their three-game series on Sunday. First pitch set for 1:35 p.m.
Max Fried will take the mound for the third time this season, and will go up against Chris Paddack.
Continue reading...
