One day after the Yankees Primed to manufacture runs, they used the long ball to beat the Royals, 10-1, in Kansas City on Tuesday night.
Here are the conclusions…
-The Yankees put up a few runs in the first inning on Tuesday, continuing the trend of last night’s game without Aaron Judge. After Antonio Volpe started with a triple, Judge hit a single to right field to put New York up 1-0.
Alex Verdugo moved Juan Soto and Judge to second and third base on a grounder, and then Giancarlo Stanton hit a grounder at third base that the Royals’ Maykel Garcia threw home, but Soto slid Salvador Pérez to put his hand on home plate before the tag and put the Yankees up 2-0.
–Austin Wells Capped off a four-run fourth inning with his three-run shot that hit 417 feet away Singer Brady. It was Wells’ second home run of the season and his third consecutive game with at least one hit. The young catcher finished 2-for-4.
-Judge and Stanton boosted the Yankees offense with home runs in the seventh. Judge launched his MLB-leading 25th home run from 436 feet with Soto at the plate to give the Yanks a 9-0 lead, and Stanton went to center from 446 feet to give New York double-digit runs.
RBI singles from Gleyber Torres It is Oswaldo Cabrera was responsible for the Yankees’ other runs.
–Marcus Stroman was effective again, giving the Yankees 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball, but it had its ups and downs. Stroman worked around the runners but was pulled with the bases loaded in the sixth, but Ron Marinaccioreturning to the minors team after Dennis Santana was DFA, struck out the next batter to get out of the inning.
Stroman pitched 5.2 innings (102 pitches/54 strikes), giving up just four hits and three walks while striking out one batter.
–Anthony Rizzo returned to the lineup on Tuesday after missing the last two games. Although he went hitless (0-4), all of his at-bats were good. He lined up a grounder directly where the second baseman was placed. In his second at-bat, he narrowly missed a double down the left-field line, but ended up hitting a ground ball to the first baseman. He reached an error that could have been scored as a single.
Rizzo also made a great over-the-shoulder catch to right field to steal a goal. He also detected a possible throwing error by Cabrera at third base.
Game MVP: Ron Marinaccio
It’s easy to say Judge or any of the Yankees hitters, but let’s go outside the box and pick Marinaccio.
In his first game back with the team, the right-hander gave the Yankees 2.1 innings and struck out three, gave up a walk and hit a batter. The only blemish was a solo shot he gave up Freddy Fermin in the eighth.
Highlights
What is the next
The Yankees continue their four-game series with the Royals on Wednesday night. The first performance is scheduled for 8:10 pm.
Cody Poteet will take the mound for New York (2-0, 1.72 ERA). Kansas City has not yet named its starter.
