On Tuesday night, the New York Yankees will continue their series with the Orioles in Baltimore.
The Yankees are coming off a 3-2 loss on Monday.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. had three strikeouts in four at-bats.
UPDATE: Chisholm Jr. is back in Wednesday’s lineup.
Yankees Announce Jazz Chisholm Jr. Decision
UPDATE: The Yankees won Tuesday’s game 6-2.
Ahead of Tuesday’s game, the Yankees announced their starting lineup.
Underdog MLB wrote: “Yankees 5/12 P. Goldschmidt 1B A. Judge RF B. Rice DH C. Bellinger LF A. Rosario 2B T. Grisham CF R. McMahon 3B M. Schuemann SS A. Wells C W. Warren SP”
P. Goldschmidt 1B A. Judge RF B. Rice DH C. Bellinger LF A. Rosario 2B T. Grisham CF R. McMahon 3B M. Schuemann SS A. Wells C
W. Warren SP
Chisholm Jr. is not in Tuesday’s lineup.
He is batting .201 with 30 hits, four home runs, 14 RBI’s, 17 runs and 11 stolen bases in 41 games this season.
The 28-year-old is coming off a season where he made his second MLB All-Star Game.
Gary Phillips of NY Daily News Sports wrote: “Jazz Chisholm Jr. is not in the lineup today. #Yankees are facing lefty Trevor Rogers.”
Social Media Reacts
Here’s what people were saying on social media:
@TalkinYanks: “Yankees give Jazz Chisholm Jr. an off day as they try to avoid losing five straight games. No Anthony Volpe in the lineup yet either”
@AdamWeinrib: “Add “Jazz Chisholm benching” to the urgency files.”
@Ann_In_AZ: “Chisholm is on the bench. Good. Keep him there for a few games because right now he’s not contributing anything offensively.”
@Hammy_24: “Ya jazz needed a day off”
@Gutt_Feeling: “Giving Jazz the day off vs the LHP makes sense. It’s what I expected last night”
Yankees Ahead Of Tuesday
The Yankees had been one of the hottest teams in the MLB before their current losing skid.
They are still the second-place team in the American League East with a 26-16 record in 42 games.
Right now, the Yankees are 2.0 games back of the Tampa Bay Rays for first.
Following two more games with the Orioles, they will visit the New York Mets on Friday at Citi Field.
New York Yankees Announce Jazz Chisholm Jr. Decision Before Orioles Game