{"id":69804,"date":"2022-09-08T12:29:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/isiah-kiner-falefa-oswald-peraza-give-yankees-lineup-a-boost\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T12:29:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:29:58","slug":"isiah-kiner-falefa-oswald-peraza-give-yankees-lineup-a-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/isiah-kiner-falefa-oswald-peraza-give-yankees-lineup-a-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Oswald Peraza give Yankees&#8217; lineup a boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The rash of injuries to the Yankees&#8217; roster forced them to be flexible in Wednesday&#8217;s doubleheader against the Twins \u2014 and it worked.<\/p>\n<p>With Josh Donaldson on the paternity list and DJ LeMahieu unavailable due to a right toe injury.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa started both games at third base, his first at the spot since 2020 while with the Rangers.  And Oswald Peraza, just called up from Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre, got the start at shortstop.<\/p>\n<p>The results were solid, as Kiner-Falefa sparked the game two 7-1 win with a grand slam and played solid defense at third in the 5-4, 12-inning opener.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was making plays for us all night,\u201d Gerrit Cole said.  \u201cAnd the grand slam was a momentum shift.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever it takes to win, that&#8217;s all I care about,\u201d Kiner-Falefa said.  \u201cI was on a 100-loss team last year.  I want the opportunity to make a postseason run.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><figcaption>Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Oswald Peraza<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo;  NY Post: Charles Wenzelberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also had two more hits on the day with runners in scoring position, as he continues to be among the most productive hitters in the American League in those situations.<\/p>\n<p>And Peraza had another good game at short, including a nice charging play on Jake Cave&#8217;s slow hopper in the ninth inning of the game one win.<\/p>\n<p>The rookie also had his best day at the plate, reaching base four times \u2014 with three hits \u2014 in the opener and adding a double in game two.<\/p>\n<p>Asked before the doubleheader if Kiner-Falefa would see more time at third down the stretch due to the presence of Peraza, who has proven to be adept at short, Boone didn&#8217;t rule it out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot necessarily, but look, who thought we&#8217;d be in this position a couple days ago?\u201d  Boone said of the team&#8217;s injury woes that forced Estevan Florial to start in center field and Oswaldo Cabrera in right in both games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything is on the table,\u201d Boone said of how he&#8217;ll construct his roster until his regulars regain their health.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rash of injuries to the Yankees&#8217; roster forced them to be flexible in Wednesday&#8217;s doubleheader against the Twins \u2014 and it worked. With Josh Donaldson on the paternity list and DJ LeMahieu unavailable due to a right toe injury. Isiah Kiner-Falefa started both games at third base, his first at the spot since 2020 &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/isiah-kiner-falefa-oswald-peraza-give-yankees-lineup-a-boost\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Oswald Peraza give Yankees&#8217; lineup a boost<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[4084,661,1002,307],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69607,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/yankees-snag-doubleheader-sweep-over-twins\/","url_meta":{"origin":69804,"position":0},"title":"Yankees snag doubleheader sweep over Twins","date":"September 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"With their roster decimated by injuries \u2014 and their lead in the AL East looking unsteady \u2014 the Yankees trotted out a pair of lineups for Wednesday's doubleheader that was more suited for a spring training road game than for The Bronx in September. 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