Call, Abrams both homer as Nationals hand Yankees 10th loss in 11 games
NEW YORK — Alex Call hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Tommy Kahnle within the seventh inning, CJ Abrams adopted with a solo shot and the Washington Nationals beat the Yankees 6-5 on Thursday to ship New York to its tenth loss in 11 video games.
A day after his first profession three-homer recreation, Aaron Judge homered on his first pitch from Patrick Corbin (September 11). Gleyber Torres hit a two-run homer within the third because the Yankees constructed a 3-1 lead.
Last-place New York (61-66) has not received consecutive video games since Aug. 2-3 and is 1-11-3 in its final 15 sequence, shedding seven straight rubber video games.
Washington has received 4 straight sequence and 9 of its final 12 video games, at 59-69 tying the New York Mets for fourth within the NL East. The Nationals had held sole possession of final since earlier than play on June 3.
The Nationals devoted their twelfth win when trailing after six innings to outfielder Stone Garrett, who fractured his left fibula trying to catch DJ LeMahieu’s residence run within the seventh inning Wednesday.
“What happened yesterday with Stone and they come back and do what we did and come back the way we did says a lot about these boys,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said. “I know they really wanted to win today.”
Giancarlo Stanton had his first four-hit recreation since May 4, 2021. He homered within the eighth off Jordan Weems and hit an RBI single off Kyle Finnegan within the ninth earlier than Harrison Bader, batting within the rain, hit a game-ending flyout to a stumbling Call on the center-field warning monitor.
“You can’t really tell how hard he hit it,” Call stated of the ultimate out. “He hit it decent and it was going to be a little bit of a ways for me to run, but then to catch it and win the game -– pretty exciting.”
Kahnle (1-3) additionally gave up Jake Alu’s RBI single on a tough grounder off the glove of rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe, pulling the Nationals to 3-2. Call and Abrams adopted with the consecutive homers off Kahnle’s changeup. Abrams stood on the plate and admired his no-doubt drive to proper earlier than flipping his bat.
“It was hype,” Abrams stated of his response to the homer. “Looking in the dugout at the team trying to get everybody positive vibes. I fed off of Alex’s home run.”
Kahnle has allowed eight of 9 inherited runners to attain. He gave up a tiebreaking residence run to Abrams within the eighth inning of Tuesday’s sequence opener.
“It seems like I’m missing middle a lot, so I need to kind of go back and regroup and figure what I’m doing wrong,” stated Kahnle, who has a 6.14 ERA in 17 appearances for the reason that All-Star break.
Joey Meneses boosted the result in 6-4 within the ninth with an RBI infield single off Clay Holmes when the reliever couldn’t area the ball on the moist area.
New York rookie Everson Pereira doubled within the eighth for his first hit after an 0-for-11 begin.
Corbin allowed three runs and 7 hits in six innings to win his third straight determination.
Finnegan acquired 4 outs for his twenty third save in 30 probabilities.
“That was a gut-check outing,” Finnegan stated.
Judge’s twenty eighth residence run of the season was his fourth in 5 at-bats and eighth in 14 video games since Aug. 8. Volpe’s error on Meneses’ grounder allowed the tying run within the second however Torres hit a two-run homer within the third and reached 20 residence runs for the fourth time.
Michael King, moved into the rotation, allowed one hit and two walks in 2 2/3 innings. throwing 50 pitches.
TECH SUPPORT
New York RHP Jhony Brito was referred to as for a pitch clock violation entered within the fifth and not using a PitchCom system and needed to get one from the dugout. On Friday he was unable to make use of it as a result of it was not working for the Red Sox.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Nationals: SS Jeter Downs was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to exchange Garrett. … C Keibert Ruiz was held out of the lineup as a result of he was feeling lightheaded after taking a foul ball off his masks Wednesday.
Yankees: 1B Anthony Rizzo (concussion) took batting follow on the sphere for the second straight day. … OF Greg Allen, designated for project Tuesday, elected free company as an alternative of accepting his project to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre.
UP NEXT
Nationals: RHP Joan Adon (1-0, 7.00) opposes LHP Braxton Garrett (7-4, 3.94) Friday in Miami.
Yankees: RHP Gerrit Cole (10-4, 3.03) begins in opposition to Tampa Bay RHP Zach Eflin (13-7, 3.58) within the opener a 10-game journey Friday.
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