Jazz Chisholm Jr. gave the Yankees their best offensive moment of Monday nights lo s, but it was his defense that played a bigger role in the games result. Chisholm made a pair of defensive miscues during , canceling out a ninth-inning solo home run that served as a consolation prize for a team that struggled all night at the plate. The first, and more costly, of those came in the four-run fourth inning that flipped the momentum in the game. Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 catches a ball hit by Kansas City Royals shortstop Paul DeJong . Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post With Tommy Pham on second and one out, Chisholm failed to cut off Alex Verdugos throw from left field after Garrett Hampson singled. As a result, there was no play at the plate on Pham and Hampson easily took second, later coming in to score on Maikel Garcias base hit. Explore More I thought about it right away, Chisholm said. I dont know if Hank Aaron Jersey you guys saw me, I said, My bad to [Alex] Verdugo right away. Cause thats supposed to stop the inning right there. It [wouldnt] have been three [runs] instead of two. Aaron Boone, a third baseman in his playing days, said it was the sort of play that would have been natural had Chisholm played the position more throughout his career. Thats one of the things I worry about with some of our guys that are new to first base or new to third base, Boone said. Those are the little things that have to become instinctive and thats kind of where the work in progre s comes a little bit. But yeah, hes going to be in that cut position. Yankees third baseman Jon Berti comes off the bag on a throwing error by third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. allowing Kansas City Royals Yuli Gurriel (18) to reach first base safely. JASON SZENES/NEW YORK POST Chisholms error one inning later was le s costly on the scoreboard, though unlike the earlier mistake, it was actually scored an error as he misfired on a throw from third to first, allowing Yuli Gurriel to reach safely. Ironically, the Yankees were bailed out of that jam by another positional convert when Jon Berti made an excellent grab at first base on M.J. Melendezs line drive for an una sisted double play. Follow The Posts coverage of the Yankees in the postseason: Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! During 400 / innings at the position in the regular season, Chisholm made seven errors four of which were throwing errors but according to advanced metrics. According to FanGraphs, he had six outs above average and negative-two defensive runs saved. That is not winning any Gold Gloves, but for a player learning a new position on the fly, it was something everyone could live with, particularly given Chisholms production at the plate. Yankees third base Jazz Chisholm Jr. #13 flips his bat as he rounds the bases on his solo home run. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post But it is October now. And the Yankees need more than just Chisholms bat. Biff Pocoroba Jersey
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