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While the New York Yankees lost a point in last night’s game against the Boston Red Sox, third baseman Gio Urshela had a long double, followed by a hard ground single from Miguel Andujars who quickly went to right field.
If Urshela had remained third, the Yankees would have runners in the corners with no outs. A rally was not excluded. However, Gio did not stay. Yankees third baseman Phil Nevin sent him home even though he hadn’t even touched third base as Red Sox right fielder Hunter Renfroe already took the ball and set up a launch.
Renfroe, if you didn’t know, leads the MLB in outfield assists with 10. Well, he’s now 11, because he threw Urshela to the plate a mile with a barrel of one. launch.
We talked about it before the game, Nevin told NJ Advance Media. He has one of the best arms in baseball.
Urshela is slow and he suffered from a shin injury. His odds weren’t great against one of baseball’s best arms, but Nevin sent him home anyway. It was a mistake, and he admits it.
I saw a ball in right field and saw Gio had a good jump, Nevin said. Renfroe was sort of moving to his right and the way he was attacking the ball, I saw the way he was attacking balls, honestly I didn’t even think he was going to throw on this game, but he there is no excuse with no one outside. You can’t make a guy throw in there.
The Yankees could have had a productive round
The pitch was a straight, bouncy ball that wide receiver Christian Vazquez caught, with time to spare to score Urshela.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been asked why the teams continue to challenge Renfroes’ arm. You have to ask them, he said. (Renfroe) did a good job charging the ball and in this situation he had presence of mind. He didn’t need to keep that throw. He knew he had a chance to get (Urshela) up to the plate.
Even if you think you see something, you have to err on the side of caution with no one outside and I certainly didn’t, Nevin said. Gio gets kicked out at the house, obviously I know he’s been out for a few days with a leg (injury), so a lot of things are getting complicated in that one.
We probably have to hold (Urshela) up there, but Phil is as good as he gets at third base, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Probably at this spot it was a little too aggressive on the send, but there’s no one I want there to lead third as Phil.
Would the Yankees have finally tied the game if Nevin had held Urshela in third place? What do you think?
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