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New York Yankees’ Carlos Rodon celebrates after striking out New York Mets’ Pete Alonso during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
BRONX — That looked more like the Carlos Rodon that the Yankees signed to a six-year, $162 million deal over the winter.
The Bronx’s southpaw had his best start yet as a Yankee — just his fourth with the team after an injury-riddled spring — earning his first win and limiting the Mets to just one run on five hits over 5.2 innings of work with four strikeouts and three walks. With it, he eased tensions that came with a rocky start to his tenure in the form of a 7.36 ERA over his first three outings with the club.
“It was nice to hear the fans happy with the performance,” Rodon said. “Just glad I got something to build off of and the defense today, some hard balls hit they made some plays for me.”
It also ensured a Subway Series split after the Yankees (54-48) dropped the opener of the two-game set on Tuesday night.
“I think it’s meaningful. It’s not been an easy road here since spring training and trying to get back,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Rodon’s first win. “I think that’s hurt because he wants to be out there. He knows he was brought here to be a big, big part of this team and it took longer for him to get back than he would have liked and I think that ate at him a lot but he’s here now and hopefully, he continues to build momentum off this one.”
He got the win over fellow New York debutant and left-hander Jose Quintana, who put together a second-straight solid outing after making his Mets and season debut last week. He went six, allowing three runs (two earned) with five strikeouts and three walks.
Quintana dealt with an abundance of traffic early, working around two singles to lead off the first to…
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