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J.C. Escarra blew an early challenge on a pitch that wasn't close, is 0-for-1 at the plate and wasn't able to throw out a basestealer. He's hitting .186 with a .517 OPS, but the Yankees tells us that he would be a starter on a lot of teams.

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Michael Kay and Paul O'Neill have spent the first two innings talking about how bad Slade Cecconi has been this year.

He's allowed one bloop single in two innings.

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Aaron Boone went to his best two middle relievers in a one-run game and then decided to bring in Paul Blackburn with it still a one-run game. So he had Fernando Cruz and Tim Hill both pitch across multiple innings only to bring in Blackburn. You can’t make it up.

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Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees.

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George Lombard Jr. at Triple-A

First 15 games
7-for-55 (.127)
0 extra-base hits

Next 14 games
20-for-55 (.364)
7 extra-base hits

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Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees.

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Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees.

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I love the Kansas City Royals.

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Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees.

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It’s going to be hard for any Yankee to top Austin Wells for least competitive at-bat of the season after that three-pitch embarrassment.

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Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees.

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Here are 10 thoughts on the Yankees.

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I love the Kansas City Royals.

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@CMacWFAN They didn’t play Saturday, so everyone should have been available.

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Aaron Boone keeps letting his worst relievers face the best hitters on the other team and it keeps not working out. I don’t understand why.

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@FranksYanks23 I don’t hate Volpe. I hate what he represents in the Yankees’ arrogance and roster construction issues. He sucks, but I would take Caballero and Volpe over Caballero and McMahon.

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Anthony Volpe gets a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth and J.C. Escarra has three hits. Take a seat for a long time, Ryan McMahon and Austin Wells.

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No surprise here. Yankees baseball.

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A rare mental error from Aaron Judge, who gets doubled off first base on this Ben Rice flyout. Appears he thought there were two outs?

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David Bednar is pitching with the Yankees trailing by two runs against the bottom of the order instead of pitching with a one-run lead against the top of the order because of Aaron Boone’s obsession with set bullpen innings for relievers.