In a uncommon acknowledgment of a remorse, supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned he “most likely” ought to have introduced in a distinct reliever within the eighth inning of Tuesday’s eventual 6-3 loss to the Mariners in The Bronx.
Clayton Andrews, who had been known as up a day earlier when Ian Hamilton was positioned on the seven-day COVID-19 injured listing, was warmed up and able to pitch in a recreation the Yankees have been trailing 4-0.
However Gleyber Torres swatted a three-run house run with two outs within the backside of the seventh. Three pitches later, Oswaldo Cabrera recorded the inning’s remaining out, and Boone remained with the plan of bringing within the southpaw Andrews.
Due up for the Mariners was lefty-swinging Luke Raley and switch-hitter Cal Raleigh, who has been weaker from the fitting aspect over his profession, and lefty Dominic Canzone. A lefty pitcher was known as for, however Boone admitted that he ought to have audibled to the more-proven Caleb Ferguson.
“The case there may be to usher in Fergy there,” Boone mentioned, “which in hindsight, I most likely ought to have achieved.”
It was not simply a problem with course of however with outcomes: Andrews entered for his Yankees debut and fifth main league recreation ever and allowed a first-pitch house run to Raley that made it a two-run recreation. The 27-year-old Andrews then plunked Raleigh earlier than placing out pinch-hitter Mitch Haniger and was pulled for Nick Burdi, who escaped the inning.
Instantly after the sport, Andrews was optioned again to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Righty Tommy Kahnle, who made 5 rehab appearances with Low-A Tampa and Double-A Somerset and struck out 11 in 5 excellent innings, is about to be activated Wednesday.
DJ LeMahieu is approaching a return that can current Boone with a lineup quandary: Who ought to bat leadoff?
LeMahieu has begun a second rehab task that’s projected to complete Sunday, positioning the third baseman to be activated as quickly as Tuesday in Anaheim towards the Angels.
The 35-year-old, whose first rehab task final month was halted after he felt soreness in a proper foot that had suffered a non-displaced fracture this spring, went 1-for-3 with an RBI single with Excessive-A Hudson Valley on Tuesday evening in his third rehab recreation.
He’s subsequent anticipated to play Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Boone estimated LeMahieu acquired round 30 at-bats on the Yankees’ facility in Tampa final week and now will get one other 20 or 25 within the minors, which they consider shall be sufficient for LeMahieu to really feel prepared.
LeMahieu would be the common third baseman when he does return, Boone has mentioned, which is able to drive Jon Berti and Oswaldo Cabrera to the bench. However Boone was much less forthcoming on his place within the order.
“We’ll see,” Boone mentioned.
The contact-hitting LeMahieu sometimes batted first in his first 5 seasons with the Yankees, however he’s coming off a season by which he hit simply .243 with a .718 OPS.
With out LeMahieu, Anthony Volpe, who has a 14-game hitting streak, has risen to the highest of the order and owns a .762 OPS, usually swinging properly forward of Juan Soto and Aaron Decide.
As LeMahieu will get nearer, so does an attention-grabbing Boone choice.
Righty Clayton Beeter was moved to the seven-day injured listing with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre with “some shoulder discomfort,” Boone mentioned.
The 25-year-old Beeter, who represents rotation depth, has pitched to a 2.53 ERA in seven begins with SWB.
Trent Grisham acquired simply his thirteenth begin of the season, getting a glance in middle discipline, which allowed Decide a half-day off as designated hitter and Giancarlo Stanton a time out of the beginning lineup.
Grisham went 0-for-3. Stanton pinch-hit within the seventh inning and fouled out.
Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch for the 218th time in his profession, which is the eighth-most in MLB historical past.
