NEW YORK -- It was nearly a full year ago that Will Warren began to fulfill some of the promise that was envisioned by the Yankees’ pitching department, enjoying a dominant performance against the Rangers at Yankee Stadium.
They got him back on Wednesday. Texas interrupted Warren’s string of seven strong performances to begin the season, knocking the right-hander for a season-high six earned runs over four innings in the Yankees’ 6-1 loss.
Aaron Judge hit his Major League-leading 15th home run, the only blemish against Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi, as New York fell for just the third time in 18 games.
The Yankees had won eight consecutive games in the Bronx.
Warren served up Corey Seager’s first-inning solo homer and a two-run shot to Evan Carter, which came as part of a three-run third inning. Warren entered Wednesday 4-0 with a 2.39 ERA, having permitted two earned runs or fewer in each outing.
Last May 20 against the Rangers, Warren enjoyed the first scoreless start of his career, striking out a then-career-high 10 over 5 2/3 innings. In two starts against Texas last year, Warren struck out 15 over 10 2/3 frames.
But Eovaldi held the upper hand on Wednesday, continuing to stymie his former club after firing seven scoreless innings in a win over them last Wednesday at Globe Life Field.