New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes blew his 11th save of the season against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, putting his team in a tough spot with the fast postseason approaching.
The New York Yankees have had their sights set on their 28th World Series title for 15 years, and 2024 has in many ways seemed like their best opportunity to snag it.The Yankees held a comfortable 4-1 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth, at which point relief pitchers Tommy Kahnle, Jake Cousins and Tim Hill combined to let two runs score. Still, New York was up 4-3 when their All-Star closer, Clay Holmes took the mound in the bottom of the ninth.
A single and a pair of walks loaded the bases for the Rangers, and instead of working his way out of the one-out jam, Holmes gave up a walk-off grand slam to rookie center fielder Wyatt Langford.Holmes' latest blown save was historic in the sense that it wasted a one-hit gem from Carlos Rodón, who struck out 11 and allowed one earned run in 6.0 innings of work.
Holmes' ERA and WHIP have both gone up in every season since he arrived in New York at the 2021 trade deadline. Still, he was named an All-Star for the second time earlier this summer, and he already has a career-high 29 saves under his belt. For what it's worth, though, the pending free agent's 11 blown saves are also a career high, and only one off the 12 career blown saves he had to his name entering 2024.
If the Yankees drop their finale with the Rangers on Wednesday, it will mark their third series loss in a row, none of which came against projected playoff teams. First pitch is scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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