Joey Gallo needed it, even if the Yankees didn’t get a late win over the Orioles.
Gallo remained at No. 2 in the batting order on Saturday, despite a 1-on-20 skate that had lowered his overall batting average during the season to .199 – and only .134 since he was acquired in the Rangers in July.
Gallo rewarded Aaron Boone’s confidence with a two-run tie in the eighth inning before the Yankees finally fell, 4-3, against Baltimore at the stadium.
“That was pretty big for me individually. Obviously, things have not gone very well for me, ”said Gallo, who was 1 on four with two RBIs. “It’s part of the game and I’m learning to face it and keep up the pressure every day. It was good to get some result in a pretty big situation. I hope I can take advantage of it. “
Despite Gallo’s prolonged fall, Boone said the Yankees still see the left-handed slugger as a good fit between top hitter DJ LeMahieu and sluggers Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Gallo had won 0-4 in Friday’s 11-entry win, with three tackles and a first-throw pop-up, with the winning run in the third and one out in the tenth inning.
“I thought he was maybe a bit of a jumper on his last couple of bats [Friday] night. I probably wanted to get that result, you know, ”Boone said. seran “.
Gleyber Torres was left out of starting lineup after going from 0-4 after returning from a thumb injury Friday night. Gary Sanchez didn’t start either after playing the night before. Both players came in as tweezers in the seventh inning. Torres had a single on the RBI field before coming to the game to finish the game in the ninth, and Sanchez went 0 for 2.
Gio Urshela (wrist) was left out of his third straight game but worked on the field before the game and said he expects to play on Sunday.
Domingo German (shoulder) did a bullpen session on Friday, and is scheduled for another Monday, Boone said. The manager still believes German and Luis Severino (shoulder stiffness) have time to affect the Yankees in September.
“I think there’s time, but it may be reducing it in some cases,” Boone said. “Sevy is fine, but he is not ready to climb the mound yet. Sunday throwing [Friday], and it is obviously closer than when he last acted. Therefore, they can have an impact on this, either outside the bullring and in shorter periods, or it gives us too much. … We will see how their progression goes and we will see when they can help us and in what role. “
Corey Kluber will make his second outing on Sunday after returning from the injury list by allowing five runs in four innings, including a Jack Mayfield grand slam, in Monday’s 8-7 loss to the Angels.
“I think the first few entries were good, but avoiding big entries is important especially at this level,” Kluber said. “If I don’t make a bad tone with the bases loaded, maybe it’s a different story.
“It simply came to our notice then. It is only an attempt to minimize errors. I felt like I was throwing pretty well apart from a couple in the fourth inning and finally the biggest.