Yankees Lose to Blue Jays 8-5 As Weathers Struggles Mightily

The Yankees had an off day yesterday, so their bullpen was rested. Ryan Weathers started this game for them and was mind-numbingly bad. The Yankees lost this game 8-5. They were losing 5-0 after three innings. This comes after they swept the Cleveland Guardians on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

Yankees and Blue Jays Game Summary June 12

The Yankees were looking to keep the momentum they built in the sweep of the Cleveland Guardians in this big divisional series against the Toronto Blue Jays. They had probably their weakest starting pitcher going for them in Ryan Weathers. Predictably, they lost in this game; here is how it played out.

In the second inning, Alejandro Kirk (who came back for this game after missing sixty-two games) doubled, and Ernie Clement scored. The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead. Then Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run home run, which scored Kirk. Just like that, it was 3-0 Toronto.

In the third inning, George Spinger, who kills the Yankees, hit a two-run home run. Andres Giminez scored as well. It was 5-0 Toronto. Weathers hurt his team tonight. He had better be careful, or he will lose his spot in the Yankees’ starting pitching rotation.

In the fifth inning, the Yankees got one run back when Paul Goldschmidt hit a sacrifice fly, and JC Escarra scored. Then Cody Bellinger hit a two-run home run, and Ben Rice scored. It was 5-3 and getting interesting. Those were the first runs Trey Tesavage had ever given up to the Yankees.

Then, in the sixth inning, Jake Bird relieved Weathers, and that lefty-righty switch did not work out. First, Vladimir Guerrero doubled, and George Springer scored. Then Kirk singled, and Guerraro scored. It was now 7-3 Blue Jays. These two runs proved crucial.

In the sixth inning, Trent Grisham singled, and both Spencer Jones and Jose Caballero scored. That made the score of the game 7-5. One has to think the team would have liked to have those two runs given up by Bird back.

In the eighth inning, Enrie Clement doubled, and George Springer, who had walked, scored. It was 8-5, Toronto.

The Great Morass

The Yankees’ catchers are among the most offensively impotent in Major League Baseball. Second worst, in fact. That was not helped tonight with JC Escarra earning the start. He came into the game batting only .162. He has just seven runs batted in and no home runs. He has no home runs. The alternative these days is Ali Sanchez, who is still looking for his first hit in the majors. At least he bats right-handed. Escarra is a left-handed batter. They have no hits this month from that position on the field.

This problem for the team is made even worse by the fact that, around Major League Baseball, former Yankee catching prospects populate lineups. Many of these former Yankee farmhands are doing well and bat right-handed. The Yankees will have a decision to make when Austin Wells comes back from the Injured List. He bats left-handed and is hitting only .166. He has only four home runs and seven runs batted in. With Aaron Judge hurt and Giancarlo Stanton out of the lineup, injured as well, the team needs more out of this spot in the batting order.

High and Dry

The Bronx Bombers came into this game hot. They had won four games in a row and won eleven out of their last fifteen games. They have played so well that they caught the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East Standings. The Rays have been losing, so the Yankees have erased a large divisional lead. They are now tied for first place.

They had a problem tonight facing Toronto’s young gun, Trey Yesavage. He has the highest release point of all pitchers in baseball, almost seven feet in the air. He is very effective with an earned run average of around 3.00. He strikes out a lot of batters with that deceptive delivery. That was a bad matchup for the Bronx Bombers, who strike out a lot. The problem with Yesavage tonight was that he was walking batters. He walked five.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Yankees lost this game 8-5. The player of the game was Alajandro Kirk, who came back tonight after missing 62 games to go 3 for 3 with two runs batted in. These two teams play tomorrow at 3:07 pm. This series is being affected by the World Cup.

Conclusion

The Bronx Bombers lost this game 8-5 after they gave up 5 early runs on first and third inning home runs. The team cannot afford such bad starts from its starters, such as the one tonight from Ryan Weathers. With so many key pieces missing from their lineup, they can ill-afford to give up eight runs and hope to win the game.