Carlos Rodon makes season debut, but Yankees swept by Brewers after walk-off home run
The Yankees were swept by the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday afternoon after the Brewers walked them off for a second day in a row. Here are the takeaways... -- Carlos Rodon was making his season debut for the Yankees, but before the left-hander could even take the mound Aaron Judge gave him the lead by launching an opposite-field solo home run in the top of the first inning against Brewers starter Logan Henderson .
It was Judge’s AL-leading 16th homer of the season and his seventh in the first inning. -- Rodon graciously accepted the early advantage and held Milwaukee scoreless for the first three innings despite some early control issues which led to two walks. Those control issues followed him into the fourth inning where Rodon walked the first two before hitting a batter to load the bases.
-- Rodon nearly escaped the inning with just one run allowed after a force out at home and a sacrifice fly got him on the doorstep of a successful inning. However, following a wild pitch, Blake Perkins got the Brewers’ first hit of the game, a single to center, that drove in two and put Milwaukee in front, 3-2. It was terrible timing by Rodon, who allowed just two hits during his outing, to give up his first hit.
Rodon was pulled with one out in the fifth after a hit and his fifth walk of the day to give way to Jake Bird who struck out the next two batters. Rodon’s final line: 4. 1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K on 78 pitches (42 strikes).
-- New York tied it in the sixth on Jazz Chisholm Jr. ’ s RBI double, but it could’ve been more had Judge not been caught stealing following a walk. Cody Bellinger also walked and scored from first on Chisholm’s double.