Yankees' new additions ignite eventual walk-off loss to Marlins

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3 days ago

The Yankees made noise for constructing one of the most vaunted bullpens on paper and an overall strong trade deadline after Thursday's plethora of trades.
However, their newest additions contributed in large fashion to their worst loss of the season.
Agustin Ramirez's tapped RBI-single capped off a three-run bottom of the ninth in the Yankees' disastrous 13-12 loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday night.
Overall, the bullpen was a nightmare, and it was capped off by Camillo Doval allowing three runs — two earned — in the final frame with an assist from a Jose Caballero error on Xavier Edwards' two-RBI single, which allowed Edwards to advance to third with one out to set up the winning single.
Doval wasn't the only one to struggle; he was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
Newly acquired Jake Bird entered in the bottom of the seventh with a 9-4 lead and the wheels began coming off.
Bird served up a grand slam to Marlins star Kyle Stowers, bringing Miami to within one. The 29-year-old then served up the game-tying shot to Javier Sanoja, tying the game at nine.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone called on the team's blue-chip trade acquisition in David Bednar to clean up the mess, and instead, Bednar gave up the tie on a solo shot from Javier Sanoja and then the lead on a Ramirez single as the Bombers were trailing 10-9. It was a rough beginning for the newest Yankees.
The Yanks led 6-0, 9-4 and 12-10 and none of the leads were safe against the lowly Marlins. The AL East-leading Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Royals on Friday, and the Yanks could not capitalize and remain 3.5 games back.
The Bombers were nearly saved by one of their previous additions in Ryan McMahon in the top of the ninth. The third baseman knocked a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth, giving them a temporary 11-10 lead.
McMahon came through a second time as a Yankee, as he already has a walk-off double under his belt on July 27 against the Phillies. In addition to McMahon, the Yankees saw a promising performance by Anthony Volpe, whose clutch game-tying solo homer in the eighth and insurance RBI double in the ninth headlined his four-hit evening.
The shortstop has experienced a power surge in recent weeks as he mashed his seventh homer since the All-Star break — and 17th of the season.
In the midst of the disaster, it was apparent the Bronx Bombers were out to play on Friday night.
With the game tied at 0 in the top of the fourth, former Marlin Giancarlo Stanton lined a three-run, 116-mph homer to left field to open the scoring. For Stanton, it was his ninth home run in just his 33rd game this season. Trent Grisham also mashed a three-run shot off the right-field foul pole to give the Bombers what looked like a commanding 9-4 lead. The 28-year-old cranked his 19th homer of the season as his career-best year continues to roll on.
The Yanks are about to have a numbers issue with too many players with not enough spots when Aaron Judge returns from his elbow injury and both Grisham and Stanton will be in the center of it. Boone told reporters before the game that Judge — who took on-field batting practice before Friday's game — will take live at-bat's at their complex in Tampa, Fla., with the expectation of being activated on Tuesday or Wednesday in Texas as the DH.
It remains to be seen what will happen with Stanton, who has not played an inning in the outfield since 2023.
Carlos Rodon took a no-hitter into the fifth inning but ended up recording a shaky outing. The southpaw tosses 4 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on two hits while walking five and striking out nine.
The Yanks will call on Cam Schlittler to even the series on Saturday against Marlins ace Eury Perez.