What Yankees’ Will Warren said after New York’s pitching disaster vs. Reds

NEW YORK– With New York Yankees starter Will Warren on the mound and his team trailing 2-1 in the top of the fifth inning, first baseman Ben Rice failed to handle a low throw from shortstop Anthony Volpe with no one out and no one on. What followed was a four-run inning from the opposing Cincinnati Reds that included a three-run home run off the bat of Spencer Steer.

Up until that point in the game, Warren had looked somewhat crisp, with his only blemish coming in the third when Sal Stewart ripped a two-run double to give Cincinnati a 2-1 lead. The moment changed the complexion of the day and helped propel the Reds to an eventual 10-2 win in the Bronx.

When all was said and done, Warren acknowledged that the inning simply got away from him and that if he was able to keep the deficit at a minimum, the Bombers could have used their signature pop to battle back.

“We’ve got to find a way to minimize the damage there,” Warren told reporters after the loss. “I think, with especially our offense, and the amount of runs we put up, if I can get out of there with a 4-1 game, I have full confidence, we’ll come back and win.”

A costly inning changed the complexion of the Yankees’ Saturday matinee

The scoreboard at the time of Warren’s departure could be considered misleading. After the 27-year-old’s 5.2 innings, the Yankees trailed 6-1. Only two of the Reds’ runs up until that point were earned, and the right-hander had recorded eight strikeouts.

“I have no idea where his stats are, but it feels like we’ve got a chance to win every time he’s out there,” Yankees veteran Paul Goldschmidt said of Warren. “He goes out there, competes, he works quick, he does a good job. Even today, I know they had that homer there to kind of make the start look worse than it was. I thought he threw the ball well.”

New York’s lineup could only muster two runs, the first of which came in the bottom of the first when Goldschmidt deposited his 12th home run of the year into the right-field seats. All told, they left 10 runners on base and struggled against Reds starter Andrew Abbott, who turned in five innings and struck out six batters, with his only real mistake coming against Goldschmidt.

Meanwhile, the Reds padded their lead later in the contest. Third baseman Sal Stewart blew the game open with a three-run triple in the eighth to conclude a 2-for-4 day at the plate that saw him tally six RBIs. One batter later, Dane Myers drove him in with a pinch-hit double.

Given notable injuries and recent history, this season’s June could be considered a pleasant surprise for the Yankees thus far. The bunch has won 10 games to begin the month, and will likely look to move past a contest that marked their largest margin of defeat this season.

“Move on and be ready to go tomorrow,” Goldschmidt said. “We did some good things, and they played better than us. They beat us today, and we’ll be ready to go tomorrow.”

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