MIAMI — Meet the new bullpen, same as the old bullpen.
A day after the Yankees remade their bullpen by acquiring three relievers at the trade deadline, all three helped set fire to what should have been the Yankees’ fourth straight win.
Jake Bird and David Bednar combined to give up six runs in the seventh inning to erase a five-run lead before Camilo Doval — with an assist from new utilityman José Caballero, who committed a costly error in right field — coughed up a two-run lead in the bottom of the ninth.
The end result was a devastating, wild and stunning 13-12 loss to the Marlins on Friday night at loanDepot Park.
Former Yankees prospect Agustín Ramírez, the headliner in the Jazz Chisholm Jr. trade at last year’s trade deadline, delivered the walk-off hit, a dribbler in front of the plate that went just far enough to score Xaiver Edwards from third base.
On a night when Aaron Boone was trying to stay away from Devin Williams, Luke Weaver and Tim Hill because of their recent heavy workloads, the trio of Bird, Bednar and Doval gave up nine runs (seven earned) across 2 ¹/₃ innings as the Yankees (60-50) wasted a chance to pick up a game on the Blue Jays and remained 3 ¹/₂ games back.
“The guys at the plate did a really good job. They battled,” Bird said. “We just need to do our job, myself especially. That should be a game win.”
It marked the first time since 1973 the Yankees have lost a nine-inning game in which they scored 12 or more runs, according to Stathead’s Katie Sharp.
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After Anthony Volpe tied the game 10-10 in the eighth with his seventh home run in his last 13 games, Ryan McMahon put the Yankees ahead in the ninth with an RBI single that scored Caballero, who was pinch-running. Volpe followed with an RBI double that capped off his four-hit night and made it a 12-10 lead.
Doval recorded the first out of the bottom of the ninth before giving up a single and a walk to the Nos. 8 and 9 hitters. Edwards then hit a single to right field that went under the glove of Caballero, allowing both runners to score to tie the game at 12 and put Edwards at third base.
“I feel like I took my eyes away from the ball for a split second and it unfortunately didn’t work out the way we wanted it,” Caballero said through an interpreter.
Bird and Bednar, who took a redeye together from Denver late Thursday night and landed here at 6:45 a.m., combined to blow a 9-4 lead in the seventh inning. Bird entered first and allowed a pair of singles and a walk before Kyle Stowers went the other way for a grand slam that made it a 9-8 game with one out.
Bednar came in and got the second out, but then gave up a game-tying solo shot to Javier Sanoja, who also belted a two-run blast off Carlos Rodón in the fifth inning after entering the night with one career home run in 91 games.
The Marlins (53-55) kept the rally going against Bednar with a double, an infield single and another single from Ramirez that put them up 10-9.
“Definitely not an ideal start by any means,” said Bednar, who bounced back with a scoreless eighth inning.
Rodón carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning but then fell apart as his lack of command finally caught up with him. He could not make it out of the frame, giving up a two-run homer and then walking a pair to leave with two on and two out in a 6-2 game after throwing 107 pitches.
Jonathan Loáisiga entered and hit a batter on his second pitch to load the bases for pinch-hitter Liam Hicks, who blooped a two-run single into left-center field to pull the Marlins within 6-4.
“It kind of starts with me,” said Rodón, who walked five for the second time in his last three starts. “Not getting through the fifth at least with a six-run lead, just need to be better than that.”
Giancarlo Stanton and Trent Grisham both clubbed three-run homers to help power the Yankees offense, but by the end of the night it all went for naught as the bullpen’s newcomers introduced themselves in rough fashion.
“Not how you draw it up, but those guys are really good at what they do,” Boone said. “It’s not the first time they’ve had a rough one and fully expect them to bounce back. We’ll get ’em tomorrow.”