Surprising Change In The Yankees' Lineup, With the season on the line, N.Y. manager Joe Girardi makes a gutsy decision. Alex Rodriguez benched for ALDS Game 5, Cue those "A-Benched!" headlines again because Alex Rodriguez is not in the New York Yankees starting lineup for Friday's ALDS Game 5 against the Baltimore Orioles.
Are you happy now, Donald Trump?
A-Rod will be replaced by Eric Chavez at third and he won't be the designated hitter because Game 3 hero Raul Ibanez is starting in that spot. Robinson Cano bats from the No. 3 spot, one night after Mark Teixeira displaced A-Rod from that position.
Joe Girardi told reporters that A-Rod is not injured and that the benching was strictly performance based. Orioles starter Jason Hammel is a righty and A-Rod has not performed well against righthanders all season.
"As I've talked about a little bit, it has been a struggle against the right-handers," Girardi told reporters. "(Chavez) has been a guy that we've played against a lot of right-handers and has been pretty successful, so it's a tough decision - there's no doubt about it, because of what he's meant to our club. But I just thought with the struggles that he's had, I'm going to go with Chavy. He said he's ready to help when he needs to help, and let's win today."
Are you happy now, Donald Trump?
A-Rod will be replaced by Eric Chavez at third and he won't be the designated hitter because Game 3 hero Raul Ibanez is starting in that spot. Robinson Cano bats from the No. 3 spot, one night after Mark Teixeira displaced A-Rod from that position.
Joe Girardi told reporters that A-Rod is not injured and that the benching was strictly performance based. Orioles starter Jason Hammel is a righty and A-Rod has not performed well against righthanders all season.
"As I've talked about a little bit, it has been a struggle against the right-handers," Girardi told reporters. "(Chavez) has been a guy that we've played against a lot of right-handers and has been pretty successful, so it's a tough decision - there's no doubt about it, because of what he's meant to our club. But I just thought with the struggles that he's had, I'm going to go with Chavy. He said he's ready to help when he needs to help, and let's win today."
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