Nolan Jones led off the 11th inning with a tying, two-run homer off Nick Ramirez, Alan Trejo hit a game-ending drive off Ron Marinaccio and the Rockies beat the Yankees on Sunday to take two of three from New York.
Colorado's three starting pitchers in the series were Austin Gomber , Connor Seabold and Chase Anderson , who pitched five scoreless innings Sunday.
Anthony Rizzo was 0 for 4 with an inning-ending flyout that stranded the bases loaded in the third, He has gone 41 games without a home run since May 20, hitting ,196 with 11 RBIs."We've got 2 1/2 months to put ourselves in a position to be championship-caliber," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said."It's on us. We've got to go prove that. As far as who we're playing, this is Major League Naseball. You're going to beat some good teams.
Gerrit Cole, who started for the American League in Tuesday's All-Star Game, struck out 11 in his 59th double-digit strikeout game. He allowed two hits in six innings, giving up his only run on Michael Toglia's second-inning homer. Colorado loaded the bases in the eighth against Tommy Kahnle, and Cron followed with his sixth career slam.Cole's 24th double-digit strikeout game with the Yankees surpassed Ron Guidry for the team record."It's hard to comprehend to be honest," Cole said."He's one of the all-time Yankee greats. Any time you're mentioned with him in a sentence or blessed enough to pass something he set, it's a humbling experience, a humbling moment.
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