【N.J】 Nothing goes proper for Yankees, who fall once more to Brewers and lose floor in standings | Rapid response – New Jersey News

MILWAUKEE — Saturday was one other dangerous day throughout for the Yankees.

Earlier than batting observe, struggling pitcher Frankie Montas left the clubhouse to get an MRI as a result of he’s coping with some shoulder discomfort, which could clarify the righty’s poor outing the evening earlier than.

Then within the early innings, first baseman Marwin Gonzalez departed after the primary pitch of his first at-bat when he was hit within the hit on a catcher’s throw to the pitcher after he laid off a curveball that was referred to as strike one.

The sport was worse. Jameson Taillon was hit laborious, the bats had been quiet, Aaron Decide remained caught on 57 homers and the Yankees misplaced 4-1 to the Milwaukee Brewers, who’ve taken the primary two video games of the weekend sequence.

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Making the evening worse, the Yankees misplaced floor within the AL East standings. They’re now up simply 4 1/2 video games on the second-place Toronto Blue Jays, who beat the Baltimore Orioles at house 6-3.

Brewers righty Brandon Woodruff was the massive story of the evening, as he held the Yankees to 1 run and 5 hits over eight innings whereas placing out 10 strolling one and hitting a batter.

The Yankees’ solely run got here on a homer by Josh Donaldson, his second in two nights and fifteenth of the season.

Decide was 1-for-3 with a double, stroll and strikeout going homerless for the third sport in arow and eighth time in his final 9, the exception final Tuesday evening in Boston when he hits No. 56 and 57.

The Brewers took the 3-0 lead within the fourth when Willy Adames belted a three-run homer off Taillon, who allowed 4 runs over 4 innings.

Donaldson’s homer to guide off the Yankees fourth made it a 3-1 sport, however the Brewers acquired the run again within the fifth when No. 9 hitter Garret Mitchell singled and scored on a double by Christian Yelich.

Brewers nearer Devin Williams labored a 1-2-3 ninth with two strikeouts for his thirteenth save.

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NOTABLE

— The Yankees are 10-22 of their final 32 street video games.

— Rookie Oswaldo Cabrera was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.

LOOKING AHEAD

Sunday: Yankees at Brewers, 2:10 p.m., EST, YES. RHP Gerrit Cole (11-7, 3.30) vs. RHP Jason Alexander (2-3, 5.29).

Monday: Off day

Tuesday: Pirates at Yankees, 7:05 p.m., YES. TBA vs. LHP Nestor Cortes (10-4, 2.70).

Wednesday: Pirates at Yankees, 7:05 p.m., YES. TBA vs. RHP Luis Severino (5-3, 3.45).

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Randy Miller could also be reached at rmiller@versuszone.com.