Rodriguez said Joe Girardi shut down his idea to play third when he made the request earlier this week. I’m just focusing on what’s at hand.
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“The difference between us and any other team in this division will be how we pitch from here on out”, Farrell said before the game. The Yankees ran out of players during an interleague game in San Diego, and had the game gone into extra innings, Rodriguez would have had to play third base.
Trailing 2-1, NY (58-56) loaded the bases for Ellsbury with one out in the eighth. He hit two fly balls caught by the second baseman, and one groundball fielded by the catcher.
Look, we get it. Girardi has no desire to manage a circus. That’s a pitch a lot of times guys swing and miss or if they do hit it they hit it a little harder than that. “I tried to put my glove up where I thought it was going to be”.
NY acquired Rodriguez from Texas in February 2004 for infielder Alfonso Soriano and a player to be named, who turned out to be Joaquin Arias – an infielder who drove in 95 runs over eight big league seasons.
The Yankees slugger is set to play his final game in the Bronx on Friday when the club hosts the Rays at Yankee Stadium.
Rodriguez, 41, has been with the Yankees since 2004, costing the team $317 million while helping the Yankees win one World Series.
Rodriguez lined out, popped out and struck out before his tapper in front of the plate in the eighth allowed Brett Gardner to score from third and put NY up 4-2.
“He just hit it in a spot where we couldn’t do anything about the guy at third”, Ziegler said.
The seventh inning also answered the fans’ chants of “We want A-Rod”, as Alex Rodriguez came out to pinch hit in the inning, flying out to drop his average to.203 as he wraps up his career.
Sandy Leon’s leadoff double and Benintendi’s walk put runners on the corners for Dustin Pedroia with one out in the Boston ninth. however, Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts both struck out.
Dellin Betances struggled in the ninth, but got the save after Luis Cessa pitched two ideal innings. Brad Ziegler (0-3) got the loss.
In Pittsburgh, rookie Jameson Taillon pitched three-hit ball for eight innings, David Freese drove in two runs and the Pirates beat San Diego.
Michael Pineda #35 of the New York Yankees delivers in the first inning of the game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 11, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. Ramirez stayed in the game after being checked out. I’ll get a chance to say goodbye to our great fans.
“It’s never fun not having him around, but it could have been worse”, Cubs Manager Joe Maddon said.
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Chris Tillman (15-4) allowed two runs over seven innings for his first victory since July 21. The Red Sox lost the lead and the game 9-4.
