TORONTO — When the Yankees didn’t put Isiah Kiner-Falefa within the area within the backside of the eighth or use him to run for Giancarlo Stanton down by a run within the prime of the ninth of their 10-9 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday, it was clear there was one thing mistaken with the shortstop.
Kiner-Falefa is coping with tightness in his left hamstring the previous couple days and Aaron Boone mentioned he was solely going to make use of him in an emergency scenario.
He may very well be again within the lineup as quickly as Monday at Tampa Bay.
Kiner-Falefa mentioned he felt the tightness earlier within the sequence whereas working to first base.
“We determined it was greatest to take it gradual,’’ Kiner-Falefa mentioned. “That manner it’s only a couple days or sooner or later [missed].”
He mentioned he had the same concern in 2020 with the Rangers after the primary recreation of the yr, missed a recreation after which performed each recreation the remainder of the season.
On Sunday, he hoped he’d make it in sooner or later.
“I used to be making an attempt to secretly run again right here and do stuff, simply because I noticed Gleyber going on the market,’’ Kiner-Falefa mentioned. “I felt like I sort of let the group down in a manner right now, simply because we couldn’t make the switches attainable.”
Kyle Higashioka is making an attempt to place his ugly begin to the season on the plate behind him.
After not homering in his first 34 video games of the yr, the catcher has gone deep 4 occasions in his final 4 video games.
He led off the highest of the sixth with a shot to left.
“I’m simply making an attempt to see good pitches to hit and put good swings on them,’’ Higashioka mentioned. “Recently, I’ve been capable of sq. the ball up extra.”
He referred to as the development the results of “an extended course of because the starting of the yr.
“I had a chilly streak and also you lose just a little confidence,’’ Higashioka mentioned. “You begin looking and should rein your self again in and know who you might be as a hitter. For me, it’s regaining confidence.”
However the reality the homer got here in a loss wherein the pitching employees gave up 10 runs for the primary time this season negated the influence of the hit.
“To me, holding runs off the board is extra vital,’’ Higashioka mentioned. “At the moment, the homer didn’t actually matter.”
With the Yankees making an attempt to tie the sport within the prime of the eighth, Boone despatched Jose Trevino to pinch hit for Joey Gallo in opposition to left-hander Tim Mayza.
It got here after Anthony Rizzo homered in opposition to Mayza and Marwin Gonzalez singled.
Whereas Trevino has hit nicely since becoming a member of the Yankees this season — and Gallo’s struggles as a Yankee are well-known — it was nonetheless putting to see the transfer play out, given the sorts of offensive gamers they're.
However Boone mentioned he made the swap due to how robust Mayza is on lefties.
“He’s distinctive,’’ Boone mentioned of Mayza, who has held left-handed batters to an OPS of .349 this yr. “He’s as robust as they get, left-on-left.”
Boone mentioned he would have stayed with Gallo if Gonzalez hadn’t reached base due to Gallo’s energy menace, however with the runner on first, went to Trevino in an effort to lengthen the inning. Trevino walked to get Mayza out of the sport, however Jordan Romano bought DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Choose to finish the menace.
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