Swept Away and Sinking Fast. Miami 7 NY 3

August 4, 2025 paperbacklou 2025 0
Jazz Chisholm Jr. with a 2-run HR in 7th to make it 6-3.

The Yanks got swept by the Marlins — losing 7-3 on a Sunday in Miami — and are sinking fast, now in 3rd place, 4.5 games behind Toronto and 1.5 behind Boston.

When the Yankees get runs — like they did Friday night — the pitching stinks. When the pitching is good — like it was Saturday — the offense stinks. On Sunday, both the offense and the pitching stunk.

Luis Gil, in his first start of the season after the long rehab — did not have his control and got racked up for 5 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 3.1 innings. The offense sucked too — after a game-leadoff HR by Trent Grisham, 18 of the next 20 Yankees made out. That was mostly due to a tremendous start by Miami’s 6’5 righty Edward Cabrera.

Finally in the 7th, down 6-1 — Cabrera was relieved and the Yanks jumped on the Miami bullpen: Giancarlo Stanton singled and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a HR to make it a 6-3 game. Two outs later Anthony Volpe tripled, but that was pretty much it for the Yankee offense. The bad pitching got right back at it to put them down 7-3, and the offense did not muster a rally in the 8th or 9th.

“Early in the year, I feel like the hitting and the pitching was always syncing up well,” said Ben Rice afterwards. “It was leading to a lot of wins. I feel like we just have to find that rhythm again.”

On Cabrera, Rice said “He’s got good stuff. Throws 2 different fastballs and that changeup moves a lot.”

“That’s one of the better outings we’ve seen probably much of the year,” added manager Aaron Boone about Cabrera. “Good fastball; that changeup he throws or splitter, whatever, at 94 which is almost like a 2-seemer, that was really effective. And he was landing his breaking ball; the slider and curveball.”

NY falls to 60-52. Miami is one of the hottest teams in baseball, and improves to 55-55.

1. Grisham Leads Off Game with HR

Trent Grisham got the Yanks off to a good start — and swept away the horrible feelings of the prior game when the Yanks got 2 hits and were shutout 2-0 — by hitting a HR as the first batter of the game. Yankees 1 Marlins 0.

2. Gil Didn’t Have It

And then the Yankees trotted out Luis Gil — making his first appearance of the year after a high-grade lat strain suffered in Spring training in February.

Gil had looked great in the minors in his rehab leading up to this start — but looked rusty against major league hitters, as he didn’t have great control from the start.

He worked around a single and a walk in the 1st inning, then really got into trouble in the 2nd. After getting the 1st out, he walked DH Heriberto Hernandez, walked 3rd baseman Graham Pauley, and allowed an RBI double to right by rightfielder Troy Johnston for a 1-1 tie.

Xavier Edwards singled to center to make it 2-1 Miami, and Kyle Stowers hit a sac fly to left to make it 3-1 before Gil struck out Agustin Ramirez to end the inning.

Gil regained his form in the 3rd — allowing a 1-out single but striking out the last 2 batters of the inning.

But in the 4th, he walked Pauley to lead off the inning, and then after getting Johnston to line out to center, allowed a single to Xavier Edwards and was yanked at 77 pitches — which was around his limit coming in.

3. Towers Gets to Headrick

Down 3-1 with 2 runners on and 1 out, the Yanks brought in 6’6 lefty Brent Headrick to pitch to lefty Kyle Stowers.

But Stowers got to Headrick hit an 0-2, 93-MPH fastball for a 377-foot, 3-run HR to right center and it was 6-1 Miami. And pretty much ballgame.

4. Cabrera Does a Job on Yankee Offense

Meanwhile Edward Cabrera was absolutely shutting down the Yankee offense retiring 18 of 20 batters in the 2nd thru 6th innings.

The only offense the Yanks mustered was a walk by Trent Grisham with 2 outs in the 3rd, and a leadoff single in the 5th by Jasson Dominguez — after which Cabrera struck out the next 3 Yankees (Ryan McMahon looking, Anthony Volpe looking, and Austin Wells swinging).

In the very next inning — the 6th — Cabrera got ground out, ground out, ground out for a 1-2-3 inning. It was like that.

5. Jazz HR in 7th Makes It 6-3

Finally Cabrera left after 6 innings and 94 pitches — 2 hits, 1 run, 7 K’s and 1 walk. (He got the win to go 5-5 3.24.)

Miami brought in 6’2 lefty Josh Simpson and the Yankees pounced.

Giancarlo Stanton led off the 7th with a mistake-chopper single just fair down the line to 3rd base, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a 94-MPH sinker for a 423-foot HR to center. Miami 6 NY 3.

Simpson struck out the next 2 batters, but Anthony Volpe ripped a triple to right field to raise a lot of cheers — Yankee fans accounted for at least half of those in attendance.

But Austin Wells flied out to left to end the inning.

6. Brubaker Coughs Up a Run

JT Brubaker pitched the 7th, and got the first 2 outs — but walked Otto Lopez and allowed an RBI triple to center by centerfielder Jacob Marsee ‘just’ over centerfielder Trent Grisham‘s glove for a 7-3 Miami lead.

7. Yanks Could Not Muster Rally in 8th or 9th

Trent Grisham worked a walk off Simpson to start the 8th, so Miami brought in Ronny Henriquez, who got 3 straight outs — 2 on strikeouts.

Lake Bachar pitched the 9th — and Jazz Chisholm Jr. led off with a single to center. But Barchar then got 2 straight strikeouts — Austin Slater looking, Ryan McMahon swinging, and Volpe swinging — for the old ballgame.

Etcetera

  • Grisham went 1-2 with the HR and 2 walks. He is slashing 20-44-.249 (.357 OBP).
  • Chisholm went 2-4 with the HR. He is slashing 19-41-.246 (.338 OBP).
  • Volpe went 1-4 with the triple and has raised his average to .221.
  • Ryan McMahon had a Golden Sombrero — 0-4 with 4 strikeouts.

The Boxscore

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401696583

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