Rodon, who didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, went on to throw 11 heaters in the first inning, along with two changeups, one curveball and one slider.
Rodon found his rhythm, avoided his usual first-inning worries, and stretched to seven innings in what was the left-hander’sin the Yankees’ 9-1 victory over the Rays on Monday afternoon to gain a split of the four-game series. Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon throws to the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning at Yankee Stadium.He instead threw a variety of pitches, but lasted just four innings due to a high pitch count.
“Yeah, I think we featured a little more fastball. We moved around a little bit more and the more I do it, the more comfortable I get,” Rodon said of his effective adjustment after the win. “It’s just going out there and doing it. Just moving the fastball around and then throwing some different secondaries, getting ahead in a different way and just finishing with the slider or something different. It worked out.
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