New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe. (John Jones-USA TODAY Sports)
Yankees fans can turn their ire on these three figures in New York after a series loss at the hands of the rival Red Sox.
The Yankees and Red Sox had to wait an age to face each other this season but the three-game series delivered plenty of drama to make up for it. It all concluded on Sunday night with an aggregate of 7-7, proving just how tight the battle was.
However, it was a series victory for Boston, who won both Friday’s and Sunday’s game 3-2 with the latter going to extra innings.
The Yankees pitching staff can mostly sleep soundly knowing their efforts should have been good enough for more than one win. But the rest of the team can’t escape the blame game.
Yankees to blame for losing series to Red Sox: Anyone named Anthony
It’s not a good time to be named Anthony while wearing the NY pinstripes, and this extends beyond the Red Sox series.
Anthony Volpe is the favored scape goat in the Big Apple at the moment. The youngster looks like the majors might be too much for him. He let the Yankees down as the final out of the series with a man on third. Not that it was much of a surprise for him to strikeout swinging. He’s had one hit in the last two series
But Volpe isn’t someone the Yankees want to be relying on right now. It’s out of necessity. Anthony Rizzo, on the other hand, is someone New York is supposed to lean on and he’s been ice cold.
Rizzo had zero hits in the series, extending his slump to 0-for-19 in his last six games. He also got picked off at second base in the sixth.