Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds homers twice as Yankees lose Carlos Rodón’s last regular season start

Once upon a time, erstwhile Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds looked similar an evident commercialized candidate, fans and pundits pegged him arsenic a cleanable acceptable for the Yankees.

On Friday, the Pirates’ near fielder – present connected a semipermanent woody – gave the Bronx faithful a sensation of what beingness would person been similar had Yankee Stadium go his home. Reynolds went heavy doubly successful the Yankees’ 4-2, series-opening loss. His 2nd dinger, a two-run blast disconnected Tommy Kahnle successful the eighth, broke a 2-2 tie.

Earlier successful the night, Carlos Rodón allowed 2 earned runs implicit 5.1 innings of work. The 2 runs came connected back-to-back, sixth-inning homers from Nick Gonzales and Reynolds. Those longballs rapidly followed Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s two-run azygous successful the fifth, which enactment the Yankees — sporting a lackluster lineup the nighttime aft a division-clinching celebration — connected the board.

Rodón besides totaled 4 hits, 4 walks and 5 strikeouts.

Friday marked his last commencement of the regular season. With 32 connected the year, Rodón acceptable a caller career-high. He leads the Yankees successful games started and innings pitched (175) aft 3 injuries constricted him to 14 starts successful his archetypal play with the squad successful 2023.

Rodón is expected to commencement the 2nd oregon 3rd crippled of the ALDS for the Yankees.

First, the squad has 2 much regular play games to play against Pittsburgh. Saturday volition diagnostic a matchup betwixt the 2 imaginable Rookies of the Year, arsenic Pirates phenom Paul Skenes volition look Luis Gil successful his Yankee Stadium debut.