NEW YORK — The New York Yankees prolonged a dropping streak to 9 for the primary time in 41 years when Tommy Kahnle allowed a go-ahead homer to CJ Abrams with two outs within the eighth inning in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday evening.
Winless since beating the Marlins on Aug. 11 in Miami, the Yankees are on their first nine-game skid since Sept. 13-21, 1982 – the ultimate month of a 79-win season after they employed three managers (Bob Lemon, Gene Michael and Clyde King).
Abrams snapped a 1-1 tie by hitting a first-pitch changeup from Kahnle (1-2) off the suitable discipline foul pole. It was the speedy shortstop’s thirteenth homer and sixth to present Washington the lead this 12 months.
Carter Kieboom homered within the third on the second pitch he noticed in his season debut after coming back from Tommy John surgical procedure that price him all of final season.
Ben Rortvedt homered and had each hits for the Yankees, who had been held to 2 hits for the fifth time this 12 months. New York additionally dropped to 12-27 since attending to 10 video games over .500 on July 4 and was held to at least one run or fewer for the fourth time in six video games.
Carlos Rodón allowed one run and 6 hits over six innings in one of the best of his eight begins as a Yankee. Returning from lacking two weeks due to a left hamstring pressure, the left-hander additionally had assist from his outfield protection who threw out three Nationals attempting to stretch singles into doubles.
Keibert Ruiz opened the fourth by oversliding second and was simply thrown out by proper fielder Aaron Judge. Ildemaro Vargas made the final out of the inning when rookie left fielder Everson Pereira made a robust relay throw to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who fired to second baseman Gleyber Torres to finish the play.
Pitching in entrance of a number of household and associates from close by New Rochelle, New York, Josiah Gray pitched six innings and survived issuing 5 walks.
Mason Thompson (4-4) received DJ LeMahieu to come out on the primary pitch to strand a runner within the seventh. Hunter Harvey struck out Judge and Giancarlo Stanton in a 1-2-3 eighth.
Kyle Finnegan stranded a runner within the ninth for his twenty second save in 29 probabilities.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: OF Billy McKinney (again spasm) was positioned on the injured listing.
UP NEXT
Washington LHP MacKenzie Gore (6-9, 4.38 ERA) opposes New York RHP Luis Severino (2-8, 7.98) on Wednesday. Gore pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings towards Boston final week. Severino has a 9.00 ERA in his final six outings.
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