Lance Lynn collapses in 6th, Yankees settle for split with Marlins | Rapid reaction

The Yankees were up 2-0 on the Miami Marlins in the sixth inning Wednesday night before Lance Lynn lost it, then went on to lose 9-3 at Marlins Park.

MIAMI — If you want to be nice, go ahead and say bad luck helped doom big righty Lance Lynn and the Yankees on Wednesday night when Derek Jeter’s Miami Marlins rallied for an 9-3 win at Marlins Park.

Those two infield singles that the Marlins had in the sixth inning definitely were sparks to a five-run uprising that wiped out a 2-0 Yankees lead.

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Those were trumped though by the ignitor to the fire, a game-turning mistake pitch by Lynn.

With a run in, two on and one down in the Marlins’ sixth, Lynn got ahead of shortstop Miguel Rojas 1-2, then threw a belt-high, inside-corner fastball that that was lined over the left-field for a three-run homer and 4-2 Marlins lead.

The Yankees were down three runs by the time they got off the field, and they never recovered in settling for a split in this two-game interleague series with a rebuilding ballclub that is 26 games under .500.

This was a costly loss for the Yankees, who lost ground in the AL East with the first-place Boston Red Sox beating the Cleveland Indians 10-4 at home to stretch its lead back to nine games.

For sure, it’s still looking like the Yankees are destined to play in Wild Card playoff game with their regular season down to 36 games. They’re at least in good shape to secure a postseason spot there with a 3 1/2 game lead on the Oakland Athletics for the first spot (and home-field advantage) and an eight-game lead on the Seattle Mariners for the second spot.

Lynn (8-9) was working on a four-hit shutout heading into the home sixth, then wound up with a five-run, 5 1/3-inning outing and a loss, his first in four starts since he was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Yankees on July 30.

After Lynn departed, the Yankees made one last push in the seventh when they scored a run to make it a 5-3 game before stranding two when Aaron Hicks struck out looking for the third out.

From there, the Marlins put this one on ice facing rookie right-hander Chance Adams, who was recalled from Triple-A on Wednesday and then roughed up for four runs over 1 2/3 innings in his second career outing and first as a reliever.

NOTABLE

— Closer Aroldis Chapman went on the 10-day disabled list before the game with left knee tendinitis.

— First baseman Greg Bird was 0-for-4 with a strikeout and finished the series 0-for-10 with four whiffs. His season average is down to .202.

— Right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was 1-for-2 with an RBI infield single, walk and two strikeouts and wound up 3-for-8 in the series, his first in Miami since the reigning NL MVP was traded to the Yankees by the Marlins last December.

— The Yankees built a 2-0 lead on the strength of two RBI by second baseman Neil Walker, a run-scoring double in the fourth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

LOOKING AHEAD

Thursday: Off day.

Friday: Yankees at Baltimore Orioles, 7:05 p.m., YES. LHP CC Sabathia (7-4, 3.32) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (4-15, 5.09).

Saturday, Yankees at Baltimore Orioles, Game 1, 1:05 p.m., YES. LHP J.A. Happ (14-6, 3.84) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (4-11, 4.84).

Saturday, Yankees at Baltimore Orioles, Game 2, 7:05 p.m., WPIX. RHP Sonny Gray (9-8, 5.34) vs. TBA.

Sunday, Yankees at Baltimore Orioles, 8:05 p.m., ESPN. RHP Luis Severino (16-6, 3.28) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (7-12, 5.31).

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