After four consecutive series victories and a flying start to the 2023 season, the New York Yankees returned to the Bronx with very high expectations. Naturally, after their first game against the Minnesota Twins, these expectations were curbed. But even an 11-2 loss against the Twins at their home ground wasn’t going to stop the massive Yankees fan base from hoping. But they were disappointed again, as their four-series victory streak is about to come to an end.
Anthony Volpe, batting lead-off for the first time in his Major League career, smashed his first big league homer, followed by another home run by captain Aaron Judge, who hit his fifth round trip of the season. Even their rotation star, Nestor Cortes Jr., lived up to his responsibility and conceded only two runs until the end of the seventh inning when he was taken off.
Disappointed New Yorkers unleash after Yankees lose the second consecutive game against the Twins
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Despite the best efforts of their offense and defense and a safe 3-2 lead at the end of the seventh inning, Yankees reliever Clay Holmes conceded two runs in the eighth inning and allowed a one-run lead for the Twins through Carlos Correa, who batted three runs in from four at-bats.
Final: Twins 4, Yankees 3.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 15, 2023
The Twins’ defense capitalized on that lead and prevented the Yanks from scoring in innings eight and nine, and won their second consecutive game against the mighty Pinstripes.
After the game, Cortes Jr. spoke about the game and said, “It stings a little. We kind of felt like we had it in the bag, but sometimes it just doesn?t go our way.?
Fans were not at all pleased with this loss and expressed anger toward the Yankees after the game.
This is how they reacted:
Every year, there’s an early season loss that changes the postgame vibe from “It’s ok! Just happy baseball is back!” to “Fuck this!” overnight. I think this is it.
— Yankees Analytics Nerds (@YankeesNerds) April 15, 2023
https://twitter.com/FourWideOnes/status/1647049146996609026?s=20
— Eric (@Eric_M888) April 15, 2023
8-6 i’m throwing up in my mouth pic.twitter.com/V2k7X33hBb
— roseanne 🌻 (@HoodieFrazier) April 15, 2023
— alexis☽ (@nyyalexis) April 15, 2023
— DannyDimes4MVP (@Dimes4MVP) April 15, 2023
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I’m gonna blame the offense and Boone’s decision to use Clay, then Clay entirely. 3 runs isn’t enough to beat the Twins. You can’t use Clay there, you can’t do that. That’s all iMm gonna say.
— Luke Garrison (SonicHockeyCoolFanAccount) (@SHCBackupAcc) April 15, 2023
However, it wasn’t only dull faces in the Yankees camp after the game, especially not for the 21-year-old rookie and bright prospect, Anthony Volpe, who hit his first big league homer. He said, “It was a pretty special moment that I got to share with the rest of the guys. I don?t think it really sunk in until an inning or two later.?
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