The New York Yankees have begun to loosen the power of their bats, they are showing irregularities in their pitching staff at all levels (starters, relievers and closers) and to that we must add erratic plays on the field at important moments. However, the player who again failed at the key moment was shortstop Anthony Volpe, who if he did not have the approval of the fans, with this error will not regain their confidence.
The Bronx Bombers fell as visitors to the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 4-1 where the final blow was delivered by Anthony Volpe. In the top of the fifth inning, New York pitcher Carlos Rodon had a man on second, but with two outs and a 3-1 deficit. The man in the batter’s box was Leo Jimenez who hit a ground ball to shortstop and, in what seemed like a routine play, his throw to first base was terrible, allowing Toronto to score the fourth run of the game.
New York Yankees manager defends his shortstop
In the face of this play, which was the final nail in the coffin for the New Yorkers, their manager, Aaron Boone, came to the defense of his player: “Some plays have created the negative narrative around Anthony Volpe’s defense this season. He’s still a top-level shortstop”. Within the team it is understandable that he comes out to take care of Anthony Volpe’s image, but within the squad things must be spoken clearly.Volpe’s play was routine. Even Carlos Rodon could not believe the shortstop’s failure. Clearly also the Yankees’ bats failed at the right time where they only scored one run and left five men on base, which also means a poor production of hits. For Aaron Boone it is important to maintain confidence in his players, but you have to tighten the screws from time to time to prevent the New York machinery from falling apart without a chance to qualify for the playoffs.
Toronto Blue Jays will look to extend their lead against the Yankees
The 3-game series will continue on Tuesday and Wednesday, where the Canadian team remains the leader in the American League East and with this victory has secured it at the end of the same once they have a four-game lead. However, the New Yorkers should not let up as a couple of more losses in combination with Boston Red Sox wins would drop them to third place in the Division.
For this Tuesday, July 22, the New York Yankees will go with Cam Schlittler as the starting pitcher, while the Toronto Blue Jays will go with “Mad Max” Scherzer. The games take place at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, with the second game of this series.
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