Luke Voit was in the Yankees’ Game 1 lineup for Saturday day-night doubelheader in Baltimore with Greg Bird sitting again.
BALTIMORE — Yankees manager Aaron Boone sometimes will sit a player the day after a huge game.
It didn’t happen on Saturday for Game 1 of the Yankees’ day-night doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles.
Luke Voit is back playing first base ahead of slumping regular Greg Bird for the second game in a row.
Voit was 3-for-5 with his first two homers since joining the Yankees in an August trade on Friday night to help key a 7-5, 10-win over the Orioles.
Watch the video above to hear Boone talking about playing Voit again and whether Bird, who is hitting .202, should be motivated by a backup having a breakout game.
Here are other recent Yankees posts on NJ Advance Media:
–Yankees, Orioles lineups Saturday Game 1 | Voit back in after 2-HR game
— Aaron Boone admits Greg Bird could lose playing time to Luke Voit
— Yankees injury news: Latest on Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorius, Gary Sanchez, Clint Frazier, etc.
— Yankees mailbag: J.A. Happ or Luis Severino in Wild Card? Andrew McCutchen coming? Who’s on 1st?
— See all 20 Yankees’ Players’ Weekend nicknames
— What Yankees and Voit had to say about his 2 home runs (Bird should be worried)
— Neil Walker, Luke Voit heroes in Yankees’ 10-inning win over Orioles
— Aroldis Chapman out at least until mid-September
— Recent Yankees free agent bust joins NL contender
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