Goldschmidt had the decisive hit, a liner to first that went off Vinnie Pasquantino’s glove. Pasquantino picked up the ball and belatedly tried for the out at first, which led to Pablo Reyes attempting to score from second on the play. Reyes, though, stumbled around third, nearly falling down, and should have been a dead duck, except Lucas Erceg botched the throw home for a run-scoring error. In truth, it could have been two errors on the play, since Goldschmidt’s liner was only 93 mph off the bat and really should have been caught. Since the run came on the error, this was a rare contest with zero runs batted in.

It looks like nothing more than a routine night off for the 37-year-old first baseman. Ben Rice will start in his place at first base and bat second for the Bombers against Slade Cecconi and the Guardians on Thursday evening in New York.

Goldschmidt takes a seat with Ben Rice getting a turn at first base and Aaron Judge getting a break from patrolling right field at DH. The 37-year-old has been excellent this season in his Yankees debut, posting an .889 OPS with five homers and four steals through 52 games.

Goldschmidt’s hardest-hit ball of the day, a 108.5-mph grounder in the first, produced his lone out. It’s his seventh three-hit game of the year, and he’s hitting a stunning .344. It’s been 10 years since he hit a career-best .321 in 2015.