Manager Aaron Boone plugged in Jake Bauers at first base Wednesday night, a reflection of how deep Rizzo has sunk during his current slump.
Anthony Rizzo receiving a breather against a tough left-handed pitcher happens.
Manager Aaron Boone plugged in Jake Bauers — who has been used almost exclusively against righty pitching this season — at first base Wednesday night, a reflection ofBauers, who entered play 3-for-17 against opposing southpaws, was Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan in The Bronx. “Rizz, especially when he’s going well, does a really good job against lefties,” Boone said of Rizzo, who has not been going well for months.Anthony Rizzo’s slump has shown few signs of breaking.Since late May — around the time he collided at first base with the Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr., which bothered his neck — Rizzo has become nearly unplayable.
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