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He yankees They managed two runs on Friday, but couldn’t do much else as they fell to the Pirates, 4-2, at Yankee Stadium.
Takeaway meals
-Carlos Rodón He looked good through the first five innings of his final regular-season start, allowing just two hits and striking out five, but struggled with his command as he walked four, although he managed to keep the Pirates scoreless.
That all changed in the sixth when he gave up back-to-back home runs. Nick Gonzalez and Brian Reynoldswhich tied the game 2-2. González’s home run barely cleared the left field wall Jason Dominguez He tried to make a play but couldn’t get high enough to steal the home run. Reynolds followed with a 379-foot opposite-field shot to right field.
after getting Joey Bart to land, Aaron Boone He elected to go to the bullpen with Rodón on 95 pitches in 5.1 innings.
Despite the blemishes in the sixth inning, it marked Rodón’s fifth consecutive start allowing two or fewer runs, which he has also done in 10 of his last 13 starts and ends his season with a 3.96 ERA.
-Reynolds struck again in the eighth inning from the left side of the plate when he launched a two-run shot to center field from Tommy Kahnle to give Pittsburgh a 4-2 lead.
-Jazz Chisholm had a big day, going 2-for-4, including a two-run single in the fifth to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead. After the single, Chisholm stole second as part of a double steal with juan sotogiving him 40 stolen bases on the season, the most of his career.
Chisholm jokingly tried to take the base after reaching the personal milestone.
-Because the Cleveland Guardians lost, the magic number for home field advantage during the postseason is now one. A win or loss for the Guardians on Saturday will secure the No. 1 seed in the American League for the Yankees.
Who is the MVP?
Reynolds hit two home runs, one from each side of the plate, which tied it and gave the Pirates the lead. He finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
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What’s next?
The Yankees continue their final series of the season on Saturday against the Pirates at Yankee Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 pm ET.
It will be a duel of rookie pitchers like luis gil (15-6, 3.27) steps on the rubber against the Yankees against the 22-year-old sensation Pablo Skenes (11-3, 1.99) for the Pirates.