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Try it freeCHICAGO — It was not the cleanest way to snap out of a funk, but perhaps it was a start for Anthony Volpe.
The Yankees shortstop, who entered the night in a 1-for-37 skid, recorded a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the White Sox, though he also committed another error that led to all four runs against Will Warren.
“Hopefully, something to get him going,” manager Aaron Boone said. “To finish it off with a quality at-bat for a sac fly for the tack-on run, I liked that too. And after the error in the second inning, I thought he made three stellar plays. Good to see him bounce back from that. We need to get him going. Obviously, he’s such an important part of what we do.”
Volpe, who had increasingly drawn the wrath of the crowd during the recent home stand as his struggles got worse, came into the night 0-for-23 over his past seven games, with back-to-back days out of the lineup on Sunday and Monday in the middle.
That became 0-for-24 when Volpe reached on an error in his first at-bat Thursday, though he made the most of it by stealing second and then coming around to score on Ben Rice’s single.
Volpe then recorded his first hit since last Tuesday with a double grounded down the left field line in the fourth inning before shooting a single through the right side in the sixth.
“I’m just sticking to my approach and staying on pitches,” Volpe said. “Just contributing and helping the team for a big win.”
Volpe booted a ground ball up the middle in the bottom of the second — his AL-leading 18th error of the year — which gave way to four unearned runs against Warren.

But he played clean defense the rest of the night, including a sharp play on a backhander to his right to end the sixth inning.
“He has that trait [of a short memory],” Boone said. “That’s why I talk about, wiring-wise, he’s made for it. Got to keep playing. I feel like he’s always kind of done that. I think it’s an important trait to have in our business. You better be able to get past some failures or mistakes, or this game will sink you.”
Still, the past few weeks have gotten especially maddening for Volpe, a streaky player who fell into one of the deepest ruts of his career.
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“It’s obviously frustrating because, at the end of the day, you want to get results and help the team,” he said. “When you’re not doing that, it’s frustrating. At the same time, I felt like I was close and in a good spot. I felt like I was taking good swings and putting together pretty good at-bats. It’s just a balance.”