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Shoddy Yankees defense in an elimination game — we’ve seen this movie before.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. allowed the Blue Jays to break a 2-1 game open in the seventh inning on Tuesday night in The Bronx when the second baseman botched an inning-ending double play ball.
With one out and new Yankees killer Ernie Clement on first base, Andres Gimenez hit a one-hop bullet up the middle that deflected off Chisholm’s glove and into center field.
The error ended Cam Schlittler’s night after 6 1/3 admirable innings. Devin Williams replaced the young righty, and after striking out leadoff man George Springer, Nathan Lukes lined a two-run single to left to increase Toronto’s lead to 4-1.
On the Fox broadcast, analyst John Smoltz claimed the ball on Chisholm’s miscue “exploded” off the edge of the grass, and that made the play more difficult for the second baseman.
The veteran was coming off an up-and-down Game 3 when he fell asleep on a relay throw, allowing a Blue Jays run to score before eventually hitting the go-ahead home run in a 9-6 Yankees victory.
The Yankees dealt with an offseason of criticism after several brutal defensive blunders allowed the Dodgers to rally in Game 5 of the World Series to end the 2024 season.
