Acce s the Yankees beat like never before Dont mi s Greg Joyces text me sages from The Bronx and beyond hes giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. MIAMI The Yankees lo s on Friday night was the kind that could keep them up at night. Melatonin helps, manager Aaron Boone said with a grin before another lo s, on Saturday afternoon. The bewildering 13-12 lo s to the Marlins was difficult to swallow blowing leads of 6-0 in the fifth inning, 9-4 in the seventh and 12-10 in the ninth especially with their The three new Yankees relievers Jake Bird, David Bednar and Camilo Doval combined to give up nine runs (seven earned) on nine hits and two walks acro Willie Davis Jersey s 2 / innings, while new utilityman Jos Caballero committed a costly error in right field in the bottom of the ninth. Giants closer Camilo Doval, now a key member of the Yankees bullpen, delivers a pitch during a game against the Pirates earlier this season. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Explore More Still, one brutal game did not change how the Yankees feel about the impact they brought in at Thursdays deadline. Its one of those that you wake up and its like, Dang, that still happened, Boone said. But theres also, walking in here, some comfort in knowing that what we did at the deadline to fortify our bullpen is real. While [Friday] obviously did not go well, theres still a lot of confidence in what we have down there moving forward. That flips my brain for a day. Jake Bird, now a member of the Yankees bullpen, throws a pitch during the Rockies home lo s to the Cardinals on July 21, 2025. AP In his first start as a big leaguer where he was not nece sarily looking over his shoulder, Cam Schlittler turned in his best one yet. The rookie right-hander, whose spot in the rotation was solidified Friday when the Yankees released Marcus Stroman to make room for Luis Gils season debut Sunday, was solid acro s five innings. He struck out six, walked two and gave up four hits. Schlittler got hurt by two swings , which was enough to be the difference on a day when Boones club was suffocated by Eury Prez. Cam Schlittler throws throws a pitch during the Yankees 2-0 lo s to the Marlins on Aug. 2, 2025. AP I think it was obviously a lot better than last week, just trying to get the offspeed in the zone, trying to get the fastball in the zone, said Schlittler, who gave up three runs in 4 / innings against the Rays his last time out. Mark Leiter Jr. (left fibular head stre s fracture) threw a scorele s inning in a rehab game Saturday night with Double-A Somerset. Its po sible the reliever might only need one game before returning to the Yankees as soon as their next series against the Rangers. Well see how today goes and then make a call here in the next couple days, Boone said. If we want one more or if we take him in Texas, well see. The hits they really had were just me being behind in the counts. When I was ahead, I got good results. Just trying to work on getting ahead, staying ahead and not letting them get those opportunities. Ryan McMahons defense has been as advertised since arriving in a trade from the Rockies, giving the Yankees a stabilizing presence at third base that they have not had in a few years. His clock is excellent, Boone said. He really seems to slow it down over there. I used to say about Gio [Urshela], its like hes slipping into a warm bath. McMahons got that a little bit too. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Aaron Judge (right flexor strain) took on-field batting practice Saturday for the second straight day before flying to Tampa, where he will get a few days of live at-bats. If that goes well, he could be activated off the injured list as soon as Tuesday. Fernando Cruz (oblique strain) got on the mound Friday for the first time since late June, throwing a light bullpen se sion as he tries to make a return to the bullpen by late August. He felt really good, Boone said. Hunter Feduccia Jersey