It’s been a tough few hours for Gary Sanchez. After a frustrating loss to the Rays, he took the brunt of the blame due to an apparent lack of hustle on both sides of the ball, swinging a few runs in the wrong direction.
In the first inning, a signal mix-up with Luis Severino had Sanchez anticipating a fastball but losing a slider in the dirt. The ball shot down the third base line, allowing Jake Bauers to score from second as Sanchez slowly lumbered over to retrieve it. Then, with the bases loaded, two outs, and the Yankees trailing by one in the ninth, Sanchez turned a shot at redemption into a bigger blunder.