Pablo Reyes gaffes show Yankees just how much they need Jazz Chisholm Jr. in lineup

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.In Saturday’s 10-7 loss to Boston, the Yankees found out just how much they needed Jazz Chisholm Jr.

in the lineup — even at 70 percent — especially with Anthony Volpe also on the bench, nursing a bruised elbow suffered a night earlier.After Chisholm drew attention following Friday’s win by saying he’d found more success of late in all aspects of his game by playing at “70 percent” — a number devised in part by assistant hitting coach Pat Roessler to emphasize to Chisholm that he should try to stay under control — he got a previously scheduled day out of the starting lineup against Boston lefty Garrett Crochet.With Chisholm on the bench for the game’s first six innings — he entered as a pinch hitter against righty Greg Weissert in the seventh and struck out, as he did versus Aroldis Chapman in the ninth — his presence was missed.Little-used Pablo Reyes was forced to play third base, as Oswald Peraza filled in at shortstop for Volpe.Naturally, Reyes was a factor in the game, and largely not in a positive way.As Ryan Yarbrough struggled in the top of the third, the inexperienced left-side duo could not convert on a ground ball into the hole with runners on first and second.Both tried for the grounder, which was fielded by Peraza, who then swung to Reyes, who was too far off third base for the force out.Manager Aaron Boone did not take issue with the play — eerily similar to one Volpe and Chisholm could not make in Game 5 of the World Series — because of its difficulty level and because Reyes believed he could field it when he gave chase.Two batters later, Trevor Story blasted a 106 mph shot to third that Reyes got a glove on but was unable to stop.

The ball went into the left field corner and ended up a three-run double that gave Boston a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.“Tough play,” Boone said be...