Carlos Rodon's postseason career with the Yankees seemed to be off to a great start until his left arm gave out in the fourth inning of Game 2 of the ALDS vs. the Royals in the Bronx.
It's a scene familiar to Yankees fans, but this time the Yankees were leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third inning, then allowed four runs in the top of the fourth. I witnessed it disappear. .
Rodon looked dominant in the first two innings, striking out four of the first seven batters he faced and retiring six, and pitching around two hits in the third inning.
However, in the fourth inning, Salvador Perez homered a 2-0 hanging slider to left to tie the game at 1-1, but things got worse from there.
Yuli Gurriel followed with a single and advanced to second base on a wild pitch.
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After Tommy Pham hit another poor slider to right-center single to put Kansas City ahead, and Rodon was on the verge of ending the inning without doing any more damage with a strikeout of Hunter Renfroe, Rodon struck out Garrett Renfroe. Hampson's single to right sparked the flames again. He hit a slider to make it 3-1 and end the night.
Ian Hamilton came on and allowed Garcia an RBI for the fourth and final run of the inning.
