Boone also opted against benching Austin Wells when he cost the Yankees an out in a recent game by forgetting the outs. He didn’t bench rookie Jorbit Vivas for not sliding into third base when he was out tagging up from second on a long flyball in Atlanta right after the All-Star break.

Sudden second-half swoons have been a hallmark of the New York Yankees' Aaron Boone era, so it shouldn't be news that one is happening right now.

Paul Goldschmidt put the Yankees ahead with a pinch-hit solo homer in the seventh inning and New York ended its five-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Goldschmidt went deep off lefty reliever Robert Garcia (1-7),

Once seven games clear in first place in the American League East, the Yankees currently trail the Toronto Blue Jays by 6 1/2 games. But more importantly, they held just a half-game lead on the Texas Rangers entering Wednesday's series finale between the two clubs.

The Yankees surrendered a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, and then lost it in the 10th on a three-run homer by Josh Jung. As a result, the Yankees are now 60-53 on the season, and the loss had a massive implication on their playoff situation.