NEW YORK -- After sitting two games, slumping shortstop Anthony Volpe was hitless in his return to the Yankees' starting lineup Tuesday, going 0-for-4 in New York's 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals.
Volpe, now mired in a 1-for-32 skid and hitting .206 with 18 homers and 65 RBIs this season, batted eighth for the 19th time this year as the Yankees faced the Nationals in the second game of a three-game series.
José Caballero started in Monday's 10-5 win over Washington and Sunday's 7-2 win over Boston that prevented a four-game sweep.