Yankees lose second straight game to Reds

The Yankees lost consecutive games for the first time in three weeks when they dropped a second straight game to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday in The Bronx. The team committed multiple errors and went hitless with runners in scoring position in a 4-1 defeat. A two-out, three-run home run in the fourth inning gave the Reds the lead they would not relinquish.

The starting pitcher allowed three runs over five innings.

The offense managed only one run on a solo home run in the third inning. The team used an unusual outfield alignment after a pinch-hitting substitution and committed a throwing error in the ninth inning that allowed an additional run to score. The loss came on the final day of a homestand that included two defeats to the Reds.