The Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners, 11-5, on Monday night for their second straight win.
– New York’s offense was tremendous during its three-game series in Sacramento, and they carried that momentum over into this one. They accumulated 15 hits and scored 11 times — giving them a total 40 runs over the last four games.
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– Outfielder Trent Grisham continues to be tremendous out of the leadoff spot, launching two of those home runs to give him 12 on the season. He finished the night 3-for-6 with two RBI and two runs scored — bringing him to a .288 average and a stellar 1.036 OPS.
– Austin Wells had one of the other two homers for the Yanks, lifting a three-run shot to help put this one away in the fifth. The young backstop has been struggling a bit of late, but he’s now driven in 10 runs and has a .346 on-base percentage over his last seven games.
– Anthony Volpe had a two-hit day, including the fourth and final homer. He gave New York some breathing room in the top of the ninth with a two-run shot to dead-center — the youngster is now hitting .321 with a .936 OPS over his last 15 games.
– Aaron Judge, Paul Goldschmidt, and Cody Bellinger all enjoyed two-hit days as well.
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– On the pitching side, Clarke Schmidt threw relatively well as he picked up his third win of the season. The right-hander allowed just three runs on three hits (two homers) while walking three and striking out six across six efficient innings.
– Tim Hill allowed a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, before Devin Williams came on and got the last out of the inning, picking up his third hold of the season with a much-needed easy outing.
– The lone negative for the Yanks was that third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera left the game in an ambulance during the top of the ninth after suffering a gruesome leg injury while scoring on Judge’s sacrifice fly.
The veteran outfielder continues providing power at the top of New York’s lineup.
Max Fried looks to continue his tremendous start to the season against Bryan Woo on Tuesday at 9:40 p.m.
