3. 8/16 vs. Blue Jays, 12-6 loss
This time, the rain did not help the Yankees. After four innings of play, the Yankees had built a confident 5-0 lead over the 68-52 Toronto Blue Jays. Then Mother Nature had her way at the Stadium.
Putting Pineda back in to pitch after the 42-minute rain delay was questionable, but he managed to finish his five-inning performance without giving up a run. He handed off the 6-0 lead to Anthony Swarzak, who promptly gave up four runs to a tough Toronto offense. After eight more unanswered runs, the Yankees were done.
Trying out new bullpen additions was necessary, but not in this situation. The Yankees took a gamble and it didn’t pay off … and showed a massive vulnerability in the bullpen without No Runs DMC.
