Boone also opted against benching Austin Wells when he cost the Yankees an out in a recent game by forgetting the outs. He didn’t bench rookie Jorbit Vivas for not sliding into third base when he was out tagging up from second on a long flyball in Atlanta right after the All-Star break.

The New York Yankees have not played well recently and are starting to drop out of the postseason picture. Aaron Boone commented on the struggles.

The Texas Rangers arrived home from a dismal West Coast trip littered with travel issues and wasted momentum early Monday morning in search of an end to a recent skid of poor play. They instead found baseball absolution disguised in the form of two swings from two sluggers who might’ve needed them more than any.