Wherever Oswaldo Cabrera has performed not too long ago — left area on Saturday, proper area Friday, first base final week — the do-everything rookie has hit.
Cabrera’s surge continued Saturday with a fourth-inning, go-ahead, two-run house run within the Yankees’ 7-5 victory over the Pink Sox in The Bronx, as he strengthened his case to be a postseason contributor.
With one swing, Cabrera turned a one-run deficit right into a one-run lead the Yankees didn't relinquish. Pink Sox starter Nick Pivetta left a slider over the plate, and Cabrera turned on it and despatched the providing an estimated 376 ft into the right-field seats. He watched it go and gestured to the Yankees’ dugout earlier than starting his journey across the bases following his third dinger in his previous six video games.
“Actual mature, has an actual good understanding of the sport. He’s not afraid,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned after Cabrera’s thirty third main league recreation. “He likes the competitors of all of it.”
In Cabrera’s first 21 video games, the 23-year-old went 14-for-75 (.187) with out a house run. In Cabrera’s previous 12 video games — since Sept. 10 — the switch-hitter has gone 13-for-42 (.310) with all 4 of his huge league house runs.
Cabrera, who additionally walked throughout a 1-for-3 afternoon, began in left area, the place he's competing with Aaron Hicks for taking part in time. Hicks has struggled all through this season, although he has proven latest life, going 7-for-15 with a pair of homers in his previous 5 video games and contributed a pinch-hit stroll Saturday.
Over the ultimate days of the season, there could also be a contest to find out who would be the Yankees’ beginning left fielder within the postseason.
“We’ll see,” Boone mentioned earlier than the sport about his left area dynamic. “It’ll sort of stay fluid every day.”
Cabrera’s glove has opened this door for him. The utility man sometimes performed the infield with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, getting most of his begins at second base and shortstop.
With the Yankees, nonetheless, Cabrera has seen time all over the place however catcher, pitcher and heart area.
“Be mindful, he’s a extremely good infielder who’s enjoying the outfield proper now,” Boone mentioned of Cabrera, who has 9 RBIs in his previous six video games. “His make-up, it’s been considered one of his calling playing cards all through his minor league profession.
“I feel his make-up has served him properly to deal with something we’ve thrown at him.”
— Extra reporting by Greg Joyce
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