The Yankees’ rotation problem spilled into a bullpen problem, which translated into a problematic loss.
Carlos Rodon was smacked around before sustaining a hamstring injury that knocked him out early. Manager Aaron Boone then had to ask for too much from his bullpen, which faltered in a 9-7 loss that finished a disappointing series split with the Astros in front of a sellout crowd of 46,345 in The Bronx on Sunday.
The struggling first-year Yankee stretched out his left leg, took a few warm-up pitches but couldn’t continue,Carlos Rondo left the Yankees’ loss to the Astros early with an injury on Sunday.The 30-year-old, who signed a $162 million, six-year deal, missed the first three months of the year with a left forearm strain and back issues.
But after Cortes, who was rushed up following German’s exit, pitched just four innings Saturday, the Yankees were forced to rely too much upon an overworked bullpen. Martin Maldonado followed with a solo homer, and the Yankees could not come all the way back a second time. The Yankees wasted eight hits, including Torres’ 18th homer of the season, and 12 walks from the Astros. Boone’s club stranded 15 runners on base, though the offense had another encouraging day.
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