Carlos Rodon makes season debut, but Yankees swept by Brewers after walk-off home run

It was Judge’s AL-leading 16th homer of the season and his seventh in the first inning.

-- Rodon graciously accepted the early advantage and held Milwaukee scoreless for the first three innings despite some early control issues which led to two walks. Those control issues followed him into the fourth inning where Rodon walked the first two before hitting a batter to load the bases.

-- Rodon nearly escaped the inning with just one run allowed after a force out at home and a sacrifice fly got him on the doorstep of a successful inning. However, following a wild pitch, Blake Perkins got the Brewers’ first hit of the game, a single to center, that drove in two and put Milwaukee in front, 3-2.

It was terrible timing by Rodon, who allowed just two hits during his outing, to give up his first hit. Rodon was pulled with one out in the fifth after a hit and his fifth walk of the day to give way to Jake Bird who struck out the next two batters.

Rodon’s final line: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K on 78 pitches (42 strikes).

-- New York tied it in the sixth on **Jazz Chisholm Jr.’**s RBI double, but it could’ve been more had Judge not been caught stealing following a walk. Cody Bellinger also walked and scored from first on Chisholm’s double.

-- The game stayed tied into the bottom of the ninth inning after Bird, Paul Blackburn, Fernando Cruz and Tim Hill kept Milwaukee off the board. In the ninth it was David Bednar’s turn, but after he retired the first two of the inning via strikeout, Brice Turang ambushed the closer’s first pitch of the at-bat and deposited it 411 feet for the walk-off home run.

-- Spencer Jones will remember this game for a long time as he got his first major league hit in the second inning, a single that had an RBI attached to it. He finished 1-for-4.

Game MVP: Brice Turang

Turang sent the home fans happy with his walk-off blast.

Highlights

What's next

The Yankees continue their road trip on Monday with a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.

LHP Ryan Weathers (2-2, 3.03 ERA) goes for New York while Baltimore has yet to announce a starter.