Paul Goldschmidt regrets throw; Yankees at 9 errors in 4 games

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NEW YORK -- If Paul Goldschmidt could do it over again, he would run to first base in an attempt to retire Nick Castellanos instead of trying an off-balance throw to the plate in a bid to prevent Trea Turner from scoring the tying run.

Not only did Goldschmidt's throw not get the second out of the seventh inning, but the Gold Glove first baseman's miscue was also the ninth error in four games for the New York Yankees, who committed two Friday night in a 12-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies that dropped them 5½ games back of American League East-leading Toronto.

"I was playing in and he hit a little bit to my right, a little soft, and I knew [it was] going to be a…