Yankees’ Alex Verdugo grounds into two double performs in loss
It was all arrange for Alex Verdugo.
He watched Juan Soto, Aaron Decide and J.D. Davis all take walks to begin the second recreation of the Subway Sequence on Wednesday.
It was an opportunity to get an early leap on the Mets after they acquired one of the best of the Yankees simply the night time earlier than.
With just one out, Verdugo seemingly was too hungry for it.
He swung on the first pitch — a 94 mph sinker — solely to floor right into a double play to finish the opening body of the Yankees’ 12-2 loss to the Mets, who swept the Subway Sequence at Citi Discipline, after an 87-minute rain delay.
“It was proper down the center,” Verdugo instructed The Publish with fun. “Simply didn’t keep via it sufficient. I didn’t keep contained in the ball sufficient. I form of acquired round it. Hit it considerably arduous however clearly hit it on the bottom proper to a man and, , a double play, which was very expensive.
“However actually, the pitch determination on that one, I’m not mad about in any respect. It’s proper down the center and I’d swing at that pitch 100 out of 100 occasions. It’s an excellent pitch. I simply felt like I didn’t actually keep inside it sufficient.”
It was one other recreation that the Yankees have but to see the Verdugo who went on a revenge tear earlier this month in Boston, going 2-for-4 on Wednesday however grounding into two double performs.
The second double play got here after Decide hit a single and Davis walked within the prime of the fourth inning with the Yankees trailing, 3-0.
“These guys are at all times going to be on base. It’s both they’re on base or they only cleaned up the bases,” Verdugo mentioned of batting behind Decide and Juan Soto. “The place I hit within the lineup — 4, 5 — it’s a very great spot for RBIs. Actually great spot to do one thing. We simply acquired to journey out our struggles and do our greatest to form of maintain having high quality ABs.”
A single in his third at-bat got here after he had been 2-for-33 since June 15 — the day after he went 3–for-5 in opposition to the Purple Sox with a homer, double and 4 RBIs.
That hit, alongside along with his single within the eighth inning — each off a lefty — had been two at-bats supervisor Aaron Boone was comfortable to see regardless of the lackluster week.
“He’s such a key a part of our lineup,” Boone mentioned. “He’s, particularly after we face these proper handed pitchers now, he’s the man that’s hidden behind Decide. His at-bats are massive. He’s hit a little bit little bit of a tough patch, however that’s what it’s. It’s a tough patch, and he’s too good a hitter to not come out of it and hopefully tonight is the beginning of that.”
