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The Twins took down the Yankees 6-1 to win their first series in the Bronx since 2014. Ryan Weathers got the starting nod for the Yankees and faced off against Joe Ryan.

Weathers surrendered a leadoff double followed by an infield single to put runners at the corners with nobody out. Weather got a huge strike 'em out, throw 'em out double play for the first two outs. But then Josh Bell came through with an RBI single to give the Twins a 1-0 lead.

Trent Grisham, Ben Rice and Jasson Dominguez went three up, three down in the bottom of the first inning.

Jazz lined a two-out single off the wall in right field in the bottom of the second, but he was immediately picked off to end the inning.

In the top of the third, Weathers worked a 1-2-3 inning with a pair of strikeouts to put his total up to five for the ballgame.

The Twins made it 2-0 in the top of the fourth inning with an RBI single from Brooks Lee. In the top of the fifth, Weathers plunked a batter, then walked a batter to put two aboard with nobody out and end his day. Paul Blackburn took over and allowed a two-run single to Royce Lewis to extend the Twins' lead to 4-0.

Final line for Weathers: Four-plus innings pitched, six hits allowed, four earned runs, walked two, and struck out six on 88 pitches. He threw his fastball 28% of the time, the changeup 27%, the sweeper 19%, the slider 15%, and the sinker 10%. Weathers topped out at 97.8 mph, averaging 95.6 on his heater, and had 14 whiffs.

Camilo Doval took over for Blackburn and gave up a couple of hits and Anthony Volpe had an error to load the bases with nobody out. Doval then walked Austin Martin to make it 5-0. Kody Clemens made it 6-0 with a sacrifice fly.

Jake Bird came in relief for Doval for the top of the seventh inning and navigated around a one-out double to put together a scoreless frame.

With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Cody Bellinger singled and Volpe walked to put runners on first and second. Amed Rosario replaced Jazz Chisholm Jr. on defense due to an injury and struck out to end the inning.

Bird came back out for the top of the eighth and picked up the first two outs of the inning. Angel Chivilli replaced him and picked up the final out.

Chivilli came back out for the top of the ninth and worked a scoreless inning with a strikeout.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Yankees got on the board as Dominguez bounced into a double play to bring across a run, making it 6-1. But Belli flew out to end the ballgame.

The Yankees will look to bounce back tomorrow against the Rays with Cam Schlittler on the mound facing off against Griffin Jax. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET on the YES Network.

My thoughts on the game: Just another pathetic performance as the Yankees are now 1-9 in their last 10 games against three of the worst teams in baseball. Weathers was subpar to say the least; it is about time to move him to the bullpen. He is clearly hitting a wall, but the injuries to Max Fried and Carlos Rodón make it tough. They have to wake up tomorrow, or else they could very well get swept by the Rays. On to tomorrow as the Yankees have to find a way to win at least two games in Tampa.

[Talkin' Yanks] Aaron Boone on Camilo Doval: "I know nobody likes hearing it, but he's been throwing the ball really well"

[Kuty] Ryan Weathers was still dealing with aftereffects of food poisoning that hit the team earlier in the week. He said today he "threw up a few times during the game, just trying to get it out."

[Sharp] Yankees have now allowed 29 unearned runs in their last 15 games. That’s the most by a Yankee team in any 15-game span since 1935.

[YES Network] "Forget obviously having some guys down right now, but we have guys capable of going out and doing really good things." Aaron Boone on the upcoming series against the Rays.

[Talkin' Yanks] Jazz is dealing with right big toe discomfort and was examined by doctors. X-rays came back negative, and he will be reassessed tomorrow

[Kirschner] Yankees vs. Rays pitching probables:

Yankees' slump continues as Twins win first series in the Bronx since 2014

[Kirschner] Doval has certainly been a disaster, but his defense has not helped him at all this season. He came into today's game with a -4 team fielding run value, tied for the 17th-worst among all pitchers.

Posada Interview

[Kuty] Yankees are down 2-0. They have averaged just 2.88 runs per game over their last 16 games (4W-12L) since June 18, which was my birthday.

[Kuty] Aaron Boone on why the Yankees believe they still can turn Camilo Doval into high-level reliever he used to be. In 2023, Doval was an All-Star and tied for the NL in saves at 39 (David Bednar also had 39 for the Pirates).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is declining to go to the All-Star Game despite being named the American League's starting first baseman

[Talkin' Yanks] Yankees have allowed runs in the first inning in seven of their last nine games. In the two games without a first inning run, the opponent still scored first The last time the Yankees scored first they still lost

[New York Yankees] Sunday in New York

[New York Yankees] Prior to today’s game, the Yankees recalled RHP Angel Chivilli (#57) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

[Yankees] Let Rice Cook 🍚 Congrats to Ben Rice on being named an All-Star!

[Yankees] 8x All-Star. The Captain, Aaron Judge.

[Yankees] The Schlitty of Brotherly Love. Congrats Cam Schlittler on being named an All-Star!

[Yankees] Three times the charm ⭐️ Congrats on your third All-Star Selection, Belli!

[Kirschner] The Yankees did not lose today because of Camilo Doval. But they've got to figure out his issues. They came into the year with him being a huge part of their bullpen. He cannot be trusted in any big spot. They'll have to make sure they add a high-leverage RP to supplant him.