In the eighth inning Friday night, his team being shut down and shut out to that point once again, Aaron Boone sent in righties (Amed Rosario and Paul Goldschmidt) to pinch-hit for lefties (Trent Grisham and Jazz Chisholm Jr.).
The Yankees were once more desperate for runs. On the mound was one of the majors’ best setup men, Atlanta lefty Dylan Lee, who is overpowering in general, but particularly fierce against lefty hitters (among pitchers who had faced at least 75 lefty batters, his .119 average against was the third-lowest).
On a few occasions (not many), Boone had pinch-hit for Grisham against a tough lefty in a close-game situation. He had not done so with Chisholm all season.
When I asked Boone the following day about it, he mainly said it was tactical. But he did add this: “We’re all hands on deck trying to win, and I’m going to do what I think’s right for our team night in and night out. Not only on the short term, but the long term as well.”
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