It isn't getting any higher for Anthony Volpe.
It was one other misplaced day for the younger Yankees shortstop.
One other empty afternoon on the plate and a shaky 9 innings within the discipline, within the Yankees' 4-1 loss to the Cubs in The Bronx on Sunday.
Volpe's errant throw within the seventh value the Yankees a run and his offensive points continued in an 0-for-3 day that dropped him to 9-for-70 relationship to June 23.
Volpe has seen his batting common fall to .214 and OPS drop to .671.
His final multihit sport was again on June 21.
However most regarding could be his protection, which has fallen off of late.
He made two errors on Sunday.
With a runner on second base within the seventh inning and two outs, he bought to a floor ball up the center by Cubs speedster Pete Crow-Armstrong.
However Volpe's throw was extensive to first and Seiya Suzuki got here all the best way round from second to attain the Cubs' fourth run.
Each Volpe and supervisor Aaron Boone stated it was the suitable play, to attempt to get Crow-Armstrong at first, somewhat than pump-faking to first and attempting to get Suzuki coming round third.
“Only a good job by them of benefiting from a slowly growing play that we didn't end,” Boone stated. “If [the throw] is on line, he's out.”
The gaffe within the eighth was worse.
Volpe stayed again on a routine grounder.
He casually threw to second base for the pressure play to finish the inning.
However Dansby Swanson beat the throw to increase the inning. Luke Weaver bought out of the jam. Volpe stated he ought to've been extra aggressive.
“As a shortstop, you gotta have the liberty to try to get your self the most effective hop, after which, Jazz [Chisholm Jr.] in all probability has to show into a primary baseman there the place we're stretching as a result of clearly it's the third out,” Boone stated. “After which a superb job by Swanson of simply getting his butt to the bag.”
On the All-Star break, Volpe doesn't seem like on the right track.
“I feel ups and downs. I feel plenty of room for enchancment,” Volpe stated when requested how he would consider his play up to now this season. “That's why I'm excited for the second half, to simply assist the staff each evening. Like I stated, there's plenty of room for enchancment there.”
