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The New York Yankees seemed to be bouncing back from what was earlier a pit of disappointing performances. The first five games of the month represented a hopeful future but in a turn of events on Thursday night,? the Yankees knew that it was only a short-lived celebratory moment.?

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All was well until last night when the Yankees laid a huge egg. In the game against the Detroit Tigers yesterday, this 162 million pitcher did the Yankees no good. Calling it a disappointing performance would be an understatement.?

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Carlos Rodon’s honest self-criticism

Yankees? Carlos Rodon led the Yankees to a loss inviting nothing but boos as he left the mound to the dugout. He was not oblivious to the horror story that he just started. He took to critiquing himself, ?We were on a little roll there with five straight wins. Just trying to put the next one up, and showed up and kind of p**sed the bed and was not good?.

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Revealing what was actually going on, Rodon stated, “Stuff was a little down and just a little all over the place. They barreled a lot of balls. I got my a** whooped?. The season?s future seems blurry for the Bronx Bombers after how easy he made the Tigers’ win.?

The 30-year-old starting pitcher gave up seven earned runs on eight hits in just 3.2 innings. Moreover, he allowed Spencer Torkelson’s first two-run homer. The New York Yankees sunk back to .500 in a 10-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. This drew comparisons to his Tigers? counterpart.?

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Tigers’ starting pitcher

Starting somewhat better was Eduardo Rodriguez, who also quite struggled with location initially but turned out steadier than the Yankees starter. Rodriguez went for six innings allowing four walks and three earned runs on four hits. He even included a free pass to Giancarlo Stanton that came on a violation of the pitch clock.

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Rodriguez was a strong contender to the Yankees. Yet, Gleyber Torres hit his 25th homer and rookie Everson Pereira hit a two-run double. Newcomer, Jasson Dom?nguez faced the left-hander for the first time and went against Rodriguez? 0 for 3.?

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A pro MLB writer at EssentiallySports, Kanishka Prakash has two years of experience in content curation. Having multiple 'Editors Pick' under her name, Kanishka’s coverage focuses on the legendary Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and current superstars Shohei Ohtani and Bryce Harper. Not just that, she covers exclusives, her latest on a Chicago Cubs pitching coordinator, and also goes on to discuss trade agreements. When not tapping on her keyboard, she plugs her earphones in and indulges in podcasts or audiobooks. Oh, and she can't imagine her life without swimming and hiking!

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