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Weird hop emblematic of CC’s day, season
- Updated: August 28, 2016
NEW YORK — In what turned out to be one of the most pivotal moments of the Yankees’ 5-0 loss to the Orioles on Sunday afternoon, the Yanks might’ve been better off had Starlin Castro thought less like a second baseman and more like a linebacker.
With the Yankees trailing, 1-0, in the top of the seventh inning, starter CC Sabathia stared down Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold with one out and Jonathan Schoop standing on first base. With the count 2-2, Sabathia threw Reimold a fastball high and inside and Reimold fought it off, slowly chopping a grounder toward Castro.
Castro charged the ball, and Schoop cut between Castro and the ball on his way to second base. Castro chose to go around Schoop instead of through him, causing him to be a little late to the ball. When he got there, the ball took a weird hop off the dirt. Both Schoop and Reimold were safe.
“For Castro, he’s probably better off if he runs into [Schoop] on purpose, in a sense,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “But you can’t predict …
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