Judge again did little at the plate and Rodón could not last four innings in his first playoff start with New York, in J2 of the division series
NEW YORK — After two postseason games, the agreements by Aaron Judge y Carlos Rodon They have not given dividends in October for the New York Yankees.
Judge again did little at the plate, Monday night, and Rodón could not last four innings in his first playoff start with New York during a defeat 4-2 against the Kansas City Royalswhich equaled his Divisional Series of the American League to the best of five games each.
Aaron Judge has only given one single in two postseason games with the Yankees in the division series against the Royals. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
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Game 3 is Wednesday night in Kansas City.
With a 1-0 lead entering the fourth, Rodón immediately blew it by throwing a slider to Salvador Pérez that resulted in a two-run home run.
It was Pérez’s fourth career home run against Rodón: the All-Star catcher went 12-for-26 (.462) with nine RBIs in their regular-season matchups.
Rodón had looked good early, striking out his first three batters on 12 pitches (10 for strikes) and then hitting 99 mph on the radar gun. But he worked through a third inning that included two hits and then never regained his footing in the fourth.
After a solid regular season, Rodón was chosen to pitch Game 2 with an eye toward being fully rested for a decisive Game 5, if necessary. But his performance in the spotlight on Monday inspired little confidence.
Judge went 1 for 3 with a walk and an infield single and is 1 for 7 with four strikeouts and no RBI in his first postseason since signing a nine-year, $360 million contract after set an American League record with 62 home runs in 2022 and win the American League MVP award.
Judge led the majors this year with 58 home runs, 144 RBIs and a 1.159 OPS, powering the Yankees to an AL East title. He hit .322 and scored 122 runs.
