Aaron Decide’s chase for historical past will go worldwide, after being robbed of at the least yet another at-bat in The Bronx on Sunday evening.
For the fifth straight sport — this one shortened by rain — the Yankees slugger remained caught at 60 dwelling runs, one shy of Roger Maris’ American League and franchise file.
Decide went 1-for-2 with a double and a stroll within the Yankees’ seventh straight win, 2-0 in six innings over the Crimson Sox. He was set to steer off the underside of the seventh inning, however the sport entered a delay after the sixth inning due to torrential downpours and ultimately acquired known as after greater than an hour and a half.
The Yankees (94-58) will start a three-game collection in Toronto on Monday, needing only one win over the Blue Jays to clinch the AL East, although all eyes will proceed to be on Decide.
“I believe anyone would need extra at-bats, however you may ask anyone in that room, we’re excited we got here away with a slim victory and one win nearer to clinching the division,” Decide stated.
After drilling a pair of dwelling runs within the Yankees’ final street sport, Decide entered the six-game homestand at 59 dwelling runs. Then, after hitting No. 60 on Tuesday evening, he appeared primed to tie and probably break Maris’ file in entrance of a packed Yankee Stadium — which was offered out for the third straight sport on Sunday.
As a substitute, Decide completed the homestand 5-for-19 with one dwelling run, three doubles, seven walks and 7 strikeouts, with followers ready with bated breath on each pitch thrown to him.
Every little thing to learn about Aaron Decide and his chase for the house run file:
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- Aaron Decide’s mother and father rejoice his historic 62nd dwelling run
- All of Aaron Decide’s dwelling runs this season
“Perhaps the primary sport at dwelling was just a little totally different, as a result of I didn’t count on that [crowd reaction] — I’ve by no means been on this state of affairs,” stated Decide, who has reached base safely in 24 straight video games. “However I believe after the primary sport, it’s form of settled into simply pondering of it as a postseason sport.”
This marks solely the ninth time this season that Decide has gone at the least 5 straight video games with out a dwelling run.
Decide’s household was in attendance in the course of the homestand for an opportunity to see him make historical past, and can comply with him to Toronto — “They higher be there,” Decide stated with a smile. The Maris household additionally attended the homestand, and at the least one among Maris’ sons is anticipated to move to Toronto as nicely.
“After all I need him to do it,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “However [home runs] are laborious to come back by, even for a man that hits them a ton. It’s not that simple. … I simply need him to proceed to be within the place he’s in, the place he’s going up and dealing with all this so nicely and proceed to go up there and have profitable at-bats.”
In his first at-bat towards Crimson Sox rookie right-hander Brayan Bello, Decide ripped a 96 mph sinker down the third-base line for a double.
Within the third inning, Decide fell behind 0-2 earlier than working a full rely and drawing a stroll, which was met with boos from the gang.
Bello then gave Decide a slider to hit within the fifth inning and the slugger despatched a cost within the crowd when he put it within the air, however he acquired below it for a straightforward flyout.
Nestor Cortes delivered the most recent robust begin in his All-Star season, throwing six one-hit innings. The Yankees gave him the lead within the backside of the fourth, which Oswaldo Cabrera led off with a double to the hole. Cabrera then stole third and got here round to attain on Jose Trevino’s two-out single by the left aspect to go up 1-0.
The Crimson Sox gifted the Yankees an insurance coverage run within the sixth inning, when proper fielder Rob Refsnyder dropped a two-out fly ball that allowed Aaron Hicks to attain from first.
However Decide was left within the on-deck circle for the second straight sport, which means his pursuit of historical past will head to Toronto.
“That is stuff you dream about as a child,” Decide stated. “So it’s all the time enjoyable.”
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