Paul Goldschmidt regrets throw; Yankees at 9 errors in 4 games - ESPN

NEW YORK — If Paul Goldschmidt could do it over again, he would run to first base in an attempt to retire Nick Castellanos instead of trying an off-balance throw to the plate in a bid to prevent Trea Turner from scoring the tying run.

Not only did Goldschmidt's throw not get the second out of the seventh inning, but the Gold Glove first baseman's miscue was also the ninth error in four games for the New York Yankees, who committed two Friday night in a 12-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies that dropped them 5½ games back of American League East-leading Toronto.

«I was playing in and he hit a little bit to my right, a little soft, and I knew [it was] going to be a bang-bang play at first and tried to get him at home,» said Goldschmidt, a four-time Gold Glove winner. «Looking back, I should have just made the play and went to first base there. I think even if I put that throw perfect, Turner's probably still beating that out.»

With Turner on third and Kyle Schwarber on second, Castellanos hit a 42-foot grounder at 61.4 mph to Goldschmidt, who was playing in. At the edge of the grass, Goldschmidt moved to his right and made an off-balance throw, and the ball sailed over catcher Austin Wells' glove as Turner scored the tying run, Schwarber took third and Castellanos second.

«Probably too aggressive of a play by me to try and make a play where they were going to be safe anyway, and it led to another base runner rather than just getting the out at first,» Goldschmidt said. «So that was a mistake.»

It was Goldschmidt's third error this season and the Yankees' 54th. Two pitches later, Luke Weaver hung a changeup that J.T. Realmuto hit for a tiebreaking, three-run homer.

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