An offensive breakout last night looked like a mirage after the Yankees mustered just one run on seven baserunners in a dominant Sandy Alcantara complete game in this afternoon’s 3-1 loss. On the bright side, they got another good look at Jhony Brito, and the youngster held his own in five innings of relief. Michael King, another potential option to shore up a flagging rotation, served as the opener and got better as his outing wore on as well.
Talk of King transitioning to the starting rotation quieted a bit after Luis Arraez took him deep in the first inning for a 409-foot two-run homer, the longest of the infielder’s career:
The homer was one of four hits the right-hander allowed in the first, pushing his pitch count for the first frame up to 27.