Yankees Waste 11 Runners in 3-1 Loss to Cardinals as Lombard Jr. Shines at 21
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Updated · MLB.com · Aug 6
Yankees Waste 11 Runners in 3-1 Loss to Cardinals as Lombard Jr. Shines at 21
3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Aug 6
Summary
New York went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 baserunners in a 3-1 home loss, squandering repeated chances despite loading the bases in the sixth.
Andre Pallante held the Yankees to one run over 5 1/3 innings, and George Soriano escaped that sixth-inning jam by allowing only a Jazz Chisholm Jr. walk before striking out Spencer Jones and Ryan McMahon.
Will Warren gave up three runs over 5 1/3 innings, with rookie JJ Wetherholt's two-run double in the fifth breaking the game open before Iván Herrera added a ground-rule double.
George Lombard Jr., 21, followed his homer-filled debut with a single and two standout defensive plays, though Ryne Stanek fanned him on a 99.8 mph fastball with two aboard in the eighth.
Aaron Judge resumed light on-field work, while Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger are swinging bats; the Yankees also face a rotation decision with Carlos Rodón due for a rehab start this weekend.