{"id":2928,"date":"2024-10-28T02:40:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T02:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=2928"},"modified":"2024-10-28T02:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T02:40:06","slug":"yankees-world-series-advantage-goes-up-in-flames-with-carlos-rodon-game-2-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=2928","title":{"rendered":"Yankees’ World Series ‘advantage’ goes up in flames with Carlos Rod\u00f3n Game 2 start"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heading into the highly-anticipated\u00a0New York Yankees vs Los Angeles Dodgers World Series, talking heads and analysts pinpointed one massive advantage the Bombers held over their opponents: a superior starting rotation that could provide length.<\/p>\n

Gerrit Cole. Carlos Rod\u00f3n. Clarke Schmidt. Luis Gil. And in case of an emergency, Marcus Stroman\u00a0and Nestor Cortes exist. In theory, yes, this was an edge over Jack Flaherty, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Walker Buehler.<\/p>\n

In practice? Not quite.\u00a0Aaron Boone ruined that in Game 1\u00a0by taking out Gerrit Cole before he could finish a very manageable sixth inning. That resulted in a majority of the bullpen being used in an extra-innings loss. Absolutely cooked.<\/p>\n

On Saturday night in Game 2, Carlos Rod\u00f3n was on the hill going head-to-head with Yoshinobu Yamamoto. It was the Yankees’ second-best starter and lone left-hander who perhaps had the best chance of neutralizing Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy.<\/p>\n

Though Rod\u00f3n has had his fair share of blowups, this year he looked different. He was able to provide length. He was able to put together shutout performances that made fans think he’d be a weapon in October.<\/p>\n

But outside of his ALCS Game 1 start against the Cleveland Guardians, he hasn’t been great. He got chased by the Kansas City Royals in the ALDS; he only did\u00a0just\u00a0<\/em>enough against the Guardians in the Game 5 clincher that required heroics in extras;\u00a0and then he got shelled against the Dodgers in LA.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Juan Soto tied the game with a solo homer on Saturday, Rod\u00f3n unraveled immediately after the Yankees held a semblance of momentum. Classic. It’s just what this team does.<\/p>\n

After an efficient first inning, Rod\u00f3n got knocked around for four earned runs on six hits (three homers) across just three innings and 59 laborious pitches. He lasted just one more out before Boone went to the bullpen in the bottom of the fourth.<\/p>\n

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