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Tigers’ 9-Run Seventh Inning Routs Yankees 12-2 as New York’s Bullpen Unravels

The collapse pushed New York three games behind Toronto in the AL East with 18 games remaining.

Sep 9, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Houston Astros starting pitcher Luis Garcia (77) throws a pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images
Sep 9, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Houston Astros pitcher Luis Garcia (77) is visited by teammates on the mound before leaving the game against the Toronto Blue Jays during second inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Houston Astros pitcher Luis Garcia (left) is visited by teammates on the mound before leaving the game against the Toronto Blue Jays during second inning MLB baseball action in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Overview

  • Relievers Fernando Cruz and Mark Leiter Jr. were charged with nine earned runs without recording an out, the first MLB teammates to each face at least four batters and get no outs in a game since 2003, according to ESPN Research.
  • Parker Meadows tied the game with a two-run homer in the fifth and delivered the go-ahead RBI single to start the nine-run seventh, which also featured five walks, a hit batter, a wild pitch and Kerry Carpenter’s two-run triple.
  • Rookie Will Warren logged six innings of two-run ball before the bullpen collapse, while Aaron Judge hit his 359th career homer to pass Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees’ all-time list and Cody Bellinger added a solo shot.
  • Since Aug. 1, the Yankees’ bullpen has a 5.05 ERA that ranks 27th in MLB, though manager Aaron Boone expressed continued confidence in his relief corps after the defeat.
  • Toronto’s extra-innings win over Houston widened the division gap, and Detroit improved to 83-62 to stay in the race for the American League’s top seed.