ARLINGTON -- A forgettable play in a Yankees loss to the Red Sox earlier this month planted a seed in manager Aaron Boone's mind.
For the last week or so, Boone has been pondering a moment from the eighth inning of that May 10 contest, when Neil Walker -- playing third base for the first time this season -- cleanly fielded Christian Vazquez's grounder and fired across the infield for the out.
Explaining that he wanted to give rookie Miguel Andujar a day off, Boone on Monday gave Walker his first Yankees start at the hot corner as the team opened its three-game series with the Rangers at Globe Life Park.