Carlos Rodon’s latest subpar outing is just the latest example of a season that should be washed down the toilet.

The left-hander for the Yankees faced eight batters and threw 35 pitches, but he was unable to get an out.

On Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals beаt the Yankees 12-5 despite a disastrоus first inning in which all eight batters eventually scored.

Rodon had a 6.85 ERA in 64 1/3 innings across 14 starts in the first year of his six-year, $162 million contract.

He spent the first part of the year on the IL due to forearm and back problems, then another part of the year due to a hamstring strain in August. By year’s end, he appeared healthy but was unproductive.

With a 3.50 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 18 innings over his last three appearances, Rodon had been gaining some late momentum in an otherwise lost season. However, after Friday’s poor performance, it will be difficult to walk into the offseason with much optimism.

On Thursday, manager Aaron Boone said, “Obviously been a tough year for him, just starting down and injured and kind of playing catch-up all year.”

Rodon’s fastball averaged 93.6 mph, which is 1.7 mph lower than his season average, for the second start in a row.

Last week, against the Diamondbacks, he had found a method to compensate for his decreased velocity, but on Friday, he had almost nothing going for him.

The 55-105 Royals sprung an ambush on Rodon.

Edward Olivares launched a two-run homer to make it 4-0 after he was Һit for a single, walked, and double.

This was Rodon’s 15th home run allowed this season, and his average of 2.1 home runs allowed per nine innings is the highest of his career.

After Rodon allowed three consecutive singles and walked No. 8 hitter Logan Porter on a long count to load the bases, Boone relieved him.

Rodon left the mound looking surprised as the score grew to 9-0 at the end of the inning.

When Matt Bowman came in to relieve Rodon, he promptly allowed hits to the first two hitters he faced. It took until the 11th batter for the Royals to record their first out of the game, albeit a productive one via a sacrifice fly.

Austin Wells’ three-run home run in the fourth inning was the lone bright spot for the Yankees (81-71) on Friday. It was Wells’ fourth home run in his previous seven games.