The New York Yankees squandered another strong pitching performance Saturday night, falling 4-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings at American Family Field. The loss dropped New York to 26-14 after back-to-back defeats, while Milwaukee improved to 21-16.
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Paul Goldschmidt wasted little time against his former club, launching a leadoff homer in the first inning before adding another RBI later in the game. New York carried a 2-0 lead into the seventh before Jake Bauers crushed a solo homer off Brent Headrick to get Milwaukee on the board.
The Brewers tied the game in the eighth when Brice Turang singled, stole second and scored on William Contreras’ RBI single against Camilo Doval.
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Fernando Cruz was charged with the loss, while Aaron Ashby improved to 7-0 for Milwaukee.
New York closes its series against Milwaukee on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. Carlos Rodón is expected to make his season debut against Brewers right-hander Logan Henderson (0-1, 4.50 ERA).
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