The first three runs came on an Andy Ibáñez homer in the third after Rodón appeared to have Ryan Kriedler struck out to end the inning. Rodón was rightfully upset that the pitch at the knees wasn’t called. Still, sometimes if a catcher moves his glove two feet to “frame” a pitch, the ump might understandably think it was a ball in the first place. The final run came in the seventh after Aaron Boone tried to steal one extra out with Rodón in a lefty-lefty matchup. Colt Keith went on to single, and he scored after Rodón was lifted. Rodón still wound up with eight strikeouts today. He gave up just four hits, but all three guys he walked came around to score. Even though he’s throwing well, he’s 1-2 with a 5.19 ERA. He’ll face the Giants next.

Rodón was struck on the right forearm by a 115-mph line-drive off the bat of Ketel Marte during Wednesday’s start against the Diamondbacks, but appears to have somehow managed to avoid serious injury. The 32-year-old southpaw, who underwent X-rays for precautionary reasons afterwards, was charged with four runs over six innings. He should be ready to take the ball on Monday against the Tigers in his next outing.

This was another one of those games from Rodón where he just never looked comfortable. Sadly, those types of games have become the norm over his tenure with the Yankees. Lourdes Gurriel jumped on him early with a first inning home run and the Diamondbacks rallied against him again in the second after a lead-off walk. He grinded his way through the middle innings to limit the damage, but he wasn’t in the strike zone consistently enough to be effective. His sinker, which flashed on opening day last week, was sparsely used and he didn’t have great command of his fastball or changeup. He’ll look to get back on track next Monday against the Tigers.

Rodón was wild this spring, walking six and throwing two wild pitches in 10 innings, but he didn’t have any big issues in allowing two walks today. The only damage against him came on a Vinny Capra homer, and he wound up generating 13 missed swings and posting a strong 37% CSW. He’ll face the Diamondbacks next.