Carlos Rodon Pitches Into 7th Inning As New York Yankees Win

Carlos Rodon needed to pitch well for the Yankees. After a rough first inning, Carlos Rodon settled down, and the Yankees won 9-1. The Yankees hit three home runs in support of Carlos Rodon, and they got a big victory that they needed. They face an excellent pitcher tomorrow in Joe Ryan. It seems that if they do not hit home runs, they do not win. This is a team of the three true outcomes. Do you know what the three true outcomes are?

Lineups As Carlos Rodon Pitches

The Minnesota Twins had Austin Martin leading off and playing left field. Byron Buxton was playing center field and batted second. Alan Roden pinch-hit for him in the eighth inning and played left field. Ryan Jeffers was the designated hitter and batted third. Matt Wallner pinch-hit for him in the ninth inning. Luke Keaschall batted fourth and was the second baseman.

Royce Lewis was the third baseman and batted fifth. Kody Clemens was the left fielder and batted sixth. Mickey Gasper was the catcher and batted seventh. Edouard Julien was the first baseman and batted eighth. Ryan Fitzgerald was the shortstop and batted ninth.

For the Yankees in support of Carlos Rodon, Trent Grisham played center field and led off. Aaron Judge was the designated hitter and batted second. Cody Bellinger played left field and batted third. Giancarlo Stanton was the right fielder. He batted fourth. José Caballero pinch ran for him in the eighth inning and stayed in to play right field.

Ben Rice was the catcher and batted fifth. He moved to first base in the ninth inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was the second baseman and batted sixth. Paul Goldschmidt was the first baseman and batted seventh. JC Escarra pinch-hit for him and stayed in to play catcher. Ryan McMahon was the third baseman and batted eighth. Anthony Volpe was the shortstop and batted ninth.

Game Reaction

Carlos Rodon had a shaky first inning where he loaded the bases and allowed a run. He settled down afterward. If the Yankees do not hit home runs, they do not win. They hit 3 homers, so they won. It was good to see Aaron Judge hit a home run. Carlos Rodon pitched seven innings. After having a first inning where he threw 31 pitches. He settled down and at one point retired 15 consecutive batters.

Scoring Summary

In the first inning, Lewis grounded into a force out, and Martin scored. The Minnesota Twins were leading 1-0. Also in the first inning, the Yankees got that run back when Judge hit a solo home run. That tied the game at 1. In the second inning, Volpe hit a three-run home run. Chisholm Jr. scored, and so did McMahon.

In the fifth inning, Stanton hit a solo home run, and the Yankees took a 5-1 lead. In the seventh inning, the Yankees scored three runs. Bellinger walked with the bases loaded. It was 6-1 Yankees. Then, Stanton singled, and both Judge and McMahon scored. The Yankees led 8-1. In the eighth inning, Escarra singled and Chisolm Jr. scored. It was 9-1 Yankees.

Conclusion

The Yankees needed a big outing from Carlos Rodon. He pitched seven strong innings. It was the second day in a row that the Yankees had a pitcher pitch into the seventh inning. That was important as it was good to save the bullpen. The Yankees’ offense has hit seven home runs in the past two games, including getting one tonight from Judge. They needed a good showing tonight, as tomorrow night they face one of the best pitchers in baseball, Joe Ryan.