{"id":479843,"date":"2022-08-01T00:55:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/clay-holmes-blows-save-as-yankees-fall-to-royals-after-comeback\/"},"modified":"2022-08-01T00:55:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:55:03","slug":"clay-holmes-blows-save-as-yankees-fall-to-royals-after-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clay-holmes-blows-save-as-yankees-fall-to-royals-after-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"#Clay Holmes blows save as Yankees fall to Royals after comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c0e3ae6ed\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28c0e3ae6ed\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/clay-holmes-blows-save-as-yankees-fall-to-royals-after-comeback\/#%E2%80%9CClay_Holmes_blows_save_as_Yankees_fall_to_Royals_after_comeback%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Clay Holmes blows save as Yankees fall to Royals after comeback&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CClay_Holmes_blows_save_as_Yankees_fall_to_Royals_after_comeback%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Clay Holmes blows save as Yankees fall to Royals after comeback&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Instead of a sweep, the Yankees got a Royal flush \u2014 and not the good kind.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clay Holmes blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, giving up a three-run homer to Salvador Perez that sank the Yankees in an 8-6 loss to the Royals on Sunday afternoon in The Bronx.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was the first home run Holmes has allowed this season in his 45th <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance. Trying to protect a 6-5 lead, the Yankees closer retired the first batter of the ninth before losing his command with a walk, a hit-batter and Perez\u2019s go-ahead blast to center field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The red-hot Aaron Judge tried to work his magic in the bottom of the ninth as the potential tying run, but his fly ball to right field came up short of the warning track for the second out. Then with two men on, Gleyber Torres flew out to end the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> and snap the Yankees\u2019 three-game winning streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals099CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Clay Holmes reacts after blowing the save in the ninth inning.\" class=\"wp-image-23276803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals099CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals099CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals099CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Clay Holmes reacts after blowing the save in the ninth inning. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals097CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Salvador Perez celebrates after his ninth-inning home run.\" class=\"wp-image-23276802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals097CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals097CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals097CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Salvador Perez celebrates after his ninth-inning home run. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Yankees bullpen entered Sunday having pitched 10 shutout innings through the first three games of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> against the Royals. But that came tumbling down in a hurry when Ron Marinaccio gave up a solo home run in the eighth inning before Holmes\u2019 implosion in the ninth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It wiped away what would have been another comeback win by the Yankees (69-34). They trailed 4-0 before a two-run home run by DJ LeMahieu in the fifth inning and a three-run homer by Anthony Rizzo in the seventh gave them a 6-4 lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_9619-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Anthony Rizzo blasts a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning.\" class=\"wp-image-23276641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_9619-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_9619-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/DSC_9619-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Anthony Rizzo blasts a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals067CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"DJ LeMahieu watches his two run homer in the fifth inning.\" class=\"wp-image-23276629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals067CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals067CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals067CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DJ LeMahieu watches his two-run homer in the fifth inning. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the eighth, Marinaccio had his scoreless streak snapped at 15 games and 19 innings when he gave up a leadoff home run to Hunter Dozier. It was the first homer he gave up all season and the first hit he allowed since June 7, cutting the Yankees\u2019 lead to 6-5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rookie reliever then flirted with danger as he gave up a single and a walk with one out. But he got the ground ball he needed against Nick Pratto for a double play to escape the jam.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coming off his shortest start of the season \u2014 when he gave up five runs (four earned) across 2 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings against the Mets \u2014 Jordan Montgomery was in control early on Sunday. After allowing a one-out single in the first inning, the lefty retired the next 11 batters until issuing back-to-back walks to start the fifth inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals055CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jordan Montgomery reacts in the fifth inning.\" class=\"wp-image-23276628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals055CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals055CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/07\/20220731_YankeesRoyals055CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jordan Montgomery reacts in the fifth inning. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Those free passes came back to hurt him, though, as the Royals went on to knock Montgomery out of the game with a four-run inning. After MJ Melendez loaded the bases with a single to center field, Pratto sprayed a fly ball down the left-field line that hit off the glove of a diving Andrew Benintendi for a two-run single.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maikel Garcia then found another hole, poking a ground ball down the open first-base line for a double that put the Royals up 3-0 and ended Montgomery\u2019s day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Albert Abreu came in from the bullpen and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely got a ground ball from Whit Merrifield, but with Isiah Kiner-Falefa playing at medium depth, the shortstop went for the sure out at first as the Royals extended their lead to 4-0.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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