Winans blanked the Reds on just 24 pitches over the first three innings in his Yankees debut. But the Reds scored three in the fourth.

Right-hander Allan Winans, 29, had been excelling at Class AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at the time of his call up to the Yankees.

The Yankees (45-33) had their chances to put up a crooked number to support Winans, but instead went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position to drop the series opener.