CLEVELAND — Anthony Rizzo made four errors across 92 games last season and is typically a steady hand at first base.
But the Yankees’ veteran, a four-time Gold Glove winner, had an uncharacteristic day with two fielding errors Sunday in an 8-7 loss to the Guardians at Progressive Field.
That now has his tally up to four errors through 16 games this season.
He’s] been OK,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Usually he’s so good. He’s probably not scooped a couple balls over at first that he typically would. But I think that’s just a couple plays. I expect the same elite defense we usually get.”
Neither error led to a run, but they forced Nestor Cortes to throw some extra pitches on a day when he only lasted four-plus innings on 94 pitches.
Rizzo made up for it in the 10th inning when he delivered a two-run single to give the Yankees a 7-5 lead, though it was still not enough to complete a sweep of the Guardians
Rizzo’s first error came in the first inning, when he dropped a low throw from third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera.
Then in the second inning, he ranged to his right for Andres Gimenez’s ground ball that ate him up, though it would have been a close play at first with Cortes covering even if Rizzo had fielded it cleanly.
