Yankees drop third straight as late rally falls short versus Blue Jays
NY Post
TORONTO — The Yankees are suddenly on a losing streak, and with it, they have dropped their first series of the season.
A late comeback attempt fell short as the Yankees lost their third straight game, 5-4 to the Blue Jays, in the second game of the series at Rogers Centre.
Carlos Rodon needed 101 pitches to complete just four innings, giving more work to an already taxed bullpen, which got let down by a key defensive miscue from Gleyber Torres.
Meanwhile, left-hander Yusei Kikuchi tossed six innings of one-run ball to become the second straight Blue Jays starter to quiet the Yankees (12-6) after Chris Bassitt did it on Monday.
“In the end, we got outplayed tonight,” manager Aaron Boone said. “They played a heck of a game in a lot of ways. Made a couple huge, big plays defensively in the outfield. Kikuchi was really good. And they had those kind of tough at-bats that weren’t always ending in walks but made us work really hard and kind of outlasted us there.”
Now, after starting the season by winning each of their first five series, the Yankees will try to avoid a sweep on Wednesday.
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