Aaron Boone said he didn’t have the red-hot Aaron Judge in the Yankees’ lineup because he expected him to play all three games in Toronto this week.
The Yankees’ 13-game streak without an error was snapped when Isiah Kiner-Falefa couldn’t handle Salvador Perez’s sharp grounder to open the bottom of the season.
“It’s a priority,’’ Boone said before the game of the team’s defense. “So far we’ve been good, but it’s April.” The Yankees will have to make some decisions before they face the Blue Jays on Monday, since MLB rosters will have to be trimmed by two players to 26. Boone said before the game Saturday he believed there was still a role for Schmidt, even with fellow right-hander Michael King able to provide length from the bullpen.”We’ll see where we are after Sunday night and what our needs are,” he said.