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Against an opponent the Yankees could well face a month from now, Carlos Rodón continued his run of strong outings.
At least for the time being, though, that won’t be much solace after Rodón was charged with the loss in the 11-1 defeat to the Tigers on Wednesday.
It’s hard to be frustrated with Rodón’s six innings of two-run ball, but a lackluster fifth inning ended up being enough to end his string of wins.
Facing the bottom of the Tigers order, Rodón got himself into trouble after giving up a base hit to catcher Dillon Dingler.
He then walked Parker Meadows on four pitches before hitting