Reds topple Yankees in extras after Bombers blow late lead

Gary Phillips, New York Daily News on Jun 24, 2025

Published in Baseball

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The New York Yankees lost for the ninth time in their last 12 games on Tuesday, as the Cincinnati Reds secured a 5-4, series-winning victory when Gavin Lux knocked a pinch-hit single with the bases loaded in the 11th inning.

With the Yankees using a five-man infield, Mark Leiter Jr. surrendered the walk-off, which came after a game-tying single from Spencer Steer. Previously, Aaron Judge scored on a wild pitch in the top of the inning, giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.

The Bombers are now 1-6 in extra-inning games this season. It didn’t help that they went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base on Tuesday.

While Leiter took the loss after coming out for a second inning of work, it was a different member of the bullpen who put the Yankees in that position.

That would be Jonathan Loáisiga, who Aaron Boone turned to in the seventh inning even though Carlos Rodón had only thrown 88 pitches through six scoreless frames. The move quickly backfired, as Tyler Stephenson worked a one-out walk before Rece Hinds and ex-Yankee Jose Trevino singled to load the bases. Christian Encarnacion-Strand then doubled, erasing the Yankees’ 3-0 lead.

A frustrated Loáisiga, meanwhile, exited the game with a trainer by his side.

Meanwhile, Jazz Chisholm Jr. was ejected by home plate umpire Mark Wegner in the middle of the ninth inning. The third baseman’s frustration stemmed from a low strike call on a 2-0 count in the top of the inning. Chisholm, upset with the call from the get-go, went on to strike out.

Chisholm initially received lots of leash from Wegner, but he continued to voice his displeasure from the Yankees’ bench and was then tossed after taking his position on the field. YES Network cameras showed Wegner eyeing Chisholm on the field, and Boone had to get in between the player and ump.

Jasson Domínguez then held Chisholm back in the dugout and helped escort him to the Yankees’ clubhouse.

The Yankees built a lead in the fourth, which saw Ben Rice blast Chase Burns’ first pitch of the inning 427 feet for his 14th home run of the season. Singles from Judge and Chisholm Jr. then set Anthony Volpe up for a line drive RBI triple, which featured an ill-advised dive by Reds center fielder TJ Friedl.

Burns, 22 and making his MLB debut after being drafted second overall out of Wake Forest last year, looked electric prior to that.

The righty needed just 14 pitches to get through the opening inning. Two cracked 100 mph, and Burns effortlessly sat in the upper 90s as Trent Grisham, Rice and Judge all struck out.

The flamethrower, also mixing in a biting slider and a changeup, had six strikeouts by the time the second inning came to an end. Burns finished the game with six hits, three earned runs, zero walks, eight strikeouts and 81 pitches over five innings.

Rodón, meanwhile, totaled four hits, one walk and five strikeouts over his six blank innings. The lefty’s ERA is down to 2.92.

Now the Yankees will try to avoid a sweep with their ace, Max Fried, pitching on Wednesday night.

Brady Singer is scheduled to start the finale for the Reds.

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