Yankees lose consecutive games by 10 runs for only the 3rd time, let down by a battered bullpen

NEW YORK (AP) — A battered bullpen has come down to this for the New York Yankees: outfielder Austin Slater was their most effective reliever against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

For only the third time in their century-plus history, the Yankees have lost consecutive games by 10 or more runs. Their bullpen allowed nine earned runs for the second day in a row in an 11-1 rout by the Detroit Tigers that followed a 12-2 wipeout in the series opener.

“These last two nights have obviously been rough,” manager Aaron Boone said.

Mark Leiter Jr., Camilo Doval, Tim Hill and Luke Weaver all gave up runs as Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter and Colt Keith each hit a two-run homer.

New York’s bullpen has a 5.37 ERA since the All-Star break, raising it to 4.54 for the season — up from 3.62 on