The New York Yankees led Major League Baseball in runs and home runs coming into Monday’s matinee matchup versus the Detroit Tigers. Yet amidst cold, snowy conditions at Detroit’s Comerica Park and against Tigers starter Casey Mize, the Yankees’ bats produced little offense in a 6-2 defeat.
Mize has been outstanding in his first two starts of the season, looking like the ace-level pitcher Detroit hoped for when selecting him No. 1 overall in the 2018 MLB Draft. Facing the Yankees for six innings on Monday, he allowed one run, four hits and three walks with six strikeouts.
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Aaron Judge batted 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Paul Goldschmidt hit 2-for-4, but the Yankees’ Nos. 5 through 9 hitters went 2-for-20. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe and Oswaldo Cabrera each went 0-for-4.
Yankees starter Carlos Rodón could have used some offensive help. The left-hander allowed six runs (five earned), four hits and three walks in six innings. He also notched six strikeouts.
