The walk-off. Blackburn went back out for the 9th — Boone had already burned most of his high-leverage arms. Leo Rivas singled, Brendan Donovan followed with another. Raleigh, benched to start the game after a 2-for-15 start with 10 Ks, hooked a single down the right-field line. Game over.
The tying run came late. Ben Rice singled in the 7th, Stanton reached on error, Amed Rosario pinch-hit a sac fly to center. 1-1. Seattle threatened in the bottom half (runners on the corners, one out) but Headrick and Doval escaped.
Bottom line: The Yankees got a taste of their own medicine. After suffocating the Giants for three straight, they ran into a buzzsaw starter and couldn't manufacture enough offense. First loss, 3-1 to start the year.
Weathers' take: "I definitely want to be more efficient... I don't want to hang my hat on 4⅓ innings. I want to get deeper in the ballgame." He struck out seven but battled nerves early and couldn't stretch past the fifth.
The bats didn't. Luis Castillo dominated: 6 IP, 2 hits (a bloop and a dribbler), 17 swings-and-misses. The Yankees went 5-for-5 on ABS challenges but only 5-for-X on actual hits. Boone: "We were having a hard time with his fastball... he was getting us to swing through pitches."
The pitching held. Ryan Weathers debuted with 4⅓ solid innings (7 Ks, 1 run allowed). The bullpen was flawless through 3⅔ frames — Cruz, Bird, Headrick, Doval all spotless — until Paul Blackburn came back out for the ninth in a 1-1 tie and Seattle finally found holes.
The Yankees' undefeated streak ends at 3 games — and it wasn't their pitching that cracked. Seattle flipped the script, shutting down the Bronx bats and walking off 2-1 on Cal Raleigh's ninth-inning single after the Yankees spent the first series making offense look impossible for everyone else.
5/7 🧵
The walk-off. Blackburn went back out for the 9th — Boone had already burned most of his high-leverage arms. Leo Rivas singled, Brendan Donovan followed with another. Raleigh, benched to start the game after a 2-for-15 start with 10 Ks, hooked a single down the right-field line. Game over.
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The tying run came late. Ben Rice singled in the 7th, Stanton reached on error, Amed Rosario pinch-hit a sac fly to center. 1-1. Seattle threatened in the bottom half (runners on the corners, one out) but Headrick and Doval escaped.
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Bottom line: The Yankees got a taste of their own medicine. After suffocating the Giants for three straight, they ran into a buzzsaw starter and couldn't manufacture enough offense. First loss, 3-1 to start the year.
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6/7 🧵
Weathers' take: "I definitely want to be more efficient... I don't want to hang my hat on 4⅓ innings. I want to get deeper in the ballgame." He struck out seven but battled nerves early and couldn't stretch past the fifth.
3/7 🧵
The bats didn't. Luis Castillo dominated: 6 IP, 2 hits (a bloop and a dribbler), 17 swings-and-misses. The Yankees went 5-for-5 on ABS challenges but only 5-for-X on actual hits. Boone: "We were having a hard time with his fastball... he was getting us to swing through pitches."
2/7 🧵
The pitching held. Ryan Weathers debuted with 4⅓ solid innings (7 Ks, 1 run allowed). The bullpen was flawless through 3⅔ frames — Cruz, Bird, Headrick, Doval all spotless — until Paul Blackburn came back out for the ninth in a 1-1 tie and Seattle finally found holes.
1/7 🧵
The Yankees' undefeated streak ends at 3 games — and it wasn't their pitching that cracked. Seattle flipped the script, shutting down the Bronx bats and walking off 2-1 on Cal Raleigh's ninth-inning single after the Yankees spent the first series making offense look impossible for everyone else.