NEW YORK — Aaron Boone met not too long ago with managing common associate Hal Steinbrenner and common supervisor Brian Cashman, a session that prompted the Yankees supervisor to explain his entrance workplace’s mindset as being “pissed off” by the membership’s efficiency.
“We perceive we’re in a troublesome spot and it’s not going nicely,” Boone stated on Sunday. “We’re within the enterprise of attempting to repair it and attempting to [determine] what are the very best strikes shifting ahead for us to try to get us on observe.”
The Yankees (60-64) misplaced their eighth consecutive recreation on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Purple Sox, 6-5. It marks the membership’s longest dropping streak since August 1995. The franchise’s 30-season streak of profitable information is in jeopardy; their possibilities of qualifying for postseason play have severely dimmed, and are almost darkish.
“We’re positively not giving up,” Boone stated. “If you’re sporting it and also you’re scuffling, it could beat you down a bit of bit. That’s what you’ve obtained to protect in opposition to, particularly this time of 12 months while you’re within the canine days. That’s a part of it. That’s a part of being an enormous leaguer.”
Justin Turner delivered a go-ahead double within the ninth inning off Clay Holmes after the Yankees have been denied what would have been their first lead of the collection within the eighth, when Isiah Kiner-Falefa was tagged out at residence plate on a name overturned by replay.
Turner hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Michael King within the seventh after Yanks starter Clarke Schmidt held Boston to 2 runs over 5 2/3 innings. Kyle Higashioka and Gleyber Torres lifted solo homers for the Yanks.
In June, Steinbrenner stated that he meant “to be asking some powerful questions” if the Yankees didn’t qualify for the playoffs.
Boone stated that he meets “pretty recurrently” with Steinbrenner, and speaks day by day with Cashman.
“[We discuss] every thing that we’re seeing,” Boone stated. “It could possibly be particular person gamers that we’re speaking via. Guys from down beneath which might be pushing to get entangled, issues in these sorts of issues. Simply every thing about our staff.”
Boone stated that he believes there could possibly be promotions from the Minors coming earlier than Sept. 1. Outfielder Everson Pereira, the membership’s No. 3 prospect in keeping with MLB Pipeline, hit two homers Saturday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The 22-year-old is batting .300/.373/.548 with 18 homers and 64 RBIs in 81 video games with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Somerset this season. Infielder Oswald Peraza and catcher Austin Wells are additionally among the many Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prospects vying for callups; Wells homered twice for the RailRiders on Sunday.
“We’ll most likely speak about it some extra as we speak,” Boone stated. “I believe something’s on the desk proper now.”