NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was benched Sunday night for the finale of a critical four-game series against the rival Boston Red Sox.

Following a 7-2 victory that prevented a four-game sweep, Volpe said he won't start Monday night against Washington, either, but he expects to return to the lineup “after that.”

“As a competitor and as someone that takes pride and wants to be out there every day, you need to take it on the chin and you look for the positives,” Volpe said. “If I do what I've got to do, it’ll be where it is. That’s all I need.”

Volpe is mired in a 1-for-28 slump and leads the American League with 17 errors. New York started recently acquired utilityman José Caballero at shortstop Sunday night.

Volpe entered on defense with the Yankees leading 5-2 in th

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