Camilo Dovals latest clunker doesnt concern Aaron Boone: Close to being dialed in

Brent Headrick was solid in getting out of a jam he inherited in the seventh and David Bednar picked up his sixth save of the season in a 4-2 win over Kansas City on Friday in The Bronx. But even on a night when the bullpen was mostly good, Camilo Doval nearly spoiled it for the Yankees.  Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.The right-hander gave up a game-tying homer to Kansas City’s Vinnie Pasquantino, the latest chapter in another poor stretch from Doval — who also gave up a home run to Mike Trout in a loss to the Angels in his previous outing Monday. He’s allowed seven runs in six innings over his last seven appearances. Aaron Boone said Doval has been “really good, sharp [and] the strike-throwing is there.” But the manager acknowledged he’s made mistakes to Trout and then to Pasquantino, who got Doval with two out and no one on in a one-run game. “He missed in the slug zone, but the three outs around that were really good,” Boone said.

“I know he’s gotten hurt with a couple of long balls.He’s close to being dialed in.” Boone and the Yankees have little choice but to keep going to Doval, who was expected to be the setup man. “He’s gonna be in the fire,” Boone said.

“The good thing is he’s got all the equipment to get it done.If he can just get the last layer of consistency, the stuff and way of throwing is there.” While Anthony Volpe continued his rehab assignment with Double-A Somerset on Friday, José Caballero was at shortstop again in The Bronx. The results continue to be mixed, as Caballero has struggled at times in the field and was woeful at the plate until a recent uptick. When the Yankees acquired Caballero last year from Tampa Bay, he was expected to be a utility player with great speed and defensive versatility — and not the everyday shortstop.

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