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Will Warren struggles in Yankees’ 9-2 loss to Rockies on Old-Timers’ Day



Old-Timers’ Day was not particularly kind to one of the younger Yankees.

Rookie starter Will Warren struggled during the Yankees’ 9-2 loss to the last-place Rockies on Saturday, four days after the right-hander was recalled to help fill in for the injured Luis Gil.

Warren, the Yankees’ top pitching prospect, surrendered six runs (five earned) on seven hits over three innings in the Bronx. He took the loss to fall to 0-2 through four career MLB starts.

While he matched a career-high with six strikeouts, Warren struggled to put hitters away in key spots, allowing four of Colorado’s runs to score on two-out hits.

The Rockies scored four times in the third inning, during which Warren gave up four hits — including a two-out, two-run double to Nolan Jones — and balked twice. Austin Wells also committed a catcher interference during that rough inning, after which Colorado led, 6-0.

Warren, 25, now owns a 9.68 ERA through 17.2 innings in the majors. He pitched to a 6.11 ERA in 95.2 innings with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season — up from his 3.35 mark in the minors last year.

Warren delivered the best start of his MLB career his last time out on Aug. 14, when he limited the MLB-worst White Sox to two runs in five innings.

Saturday also saw former Yankees farmhand Jake Cave go 4-for-5 with three RBI. He hit a two-run home run against reliever Michael Tonkin in the seventh inning to cap Colorado’s scoring.

The Yankees drafted Cave in 2011, then traded him to the Twins in 2018 for Gil before either reached the majors. The hard-throwing Gil is 12-6 with a 3.39 ERA during a breakout 2024 season but went on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a lower back strain.

Offensively, the Yankees (76-54) failed to get much going against Rockies rookie Bradley Blalock, who limited them to two runs over 5.1 innings in his third career start, despite issuing four walks.

The Yankees — who won Friday night’s series opener, 3-0 — have totaled five runs in two games against the Rockies (48-82), who are the only MLB team with a team ERA above 5.00.

Saturday marked the first time in five games that Aaron Judge did not hit a home run, keeping his MLB-leading total at 49 homers. Judge is on pace for 61 home runs, which would be one shy of the 62 he hit in 2022 to set an American League single-season record.

With a fourth-inning solo shot, Alex Verdugo hit his first home run since July 6.

The lopsided loss followed a pregame Old-Timers’ Day ceremony that commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Yankees’ 2009 championship. Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada were among the members of that team who attended.

The Yankees also lost, 9-2, on last year’s Old-Timers’ Day, when they honored the World Series-winning 1998 team.

The Yankees will look to clinch a series victory on Sunday afternoon, with Marcus Stroman (8-6, 3.82 ERA) set to pitch against Colorado left-hander Austin Gomber (4-8, 4.64 ERA).

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