Anthony Rizzo slugged his first house run in additional than two months Sunday afternoon in opposition to the Royals, serving to the Yankees full their first sequence sweep in nearly as lengthy.
The first baseman took a second to admire his no-doubt solo blast because it soared over the Yankee Stadium proper area wall, then pointed with pleasure towards the house dugout as he rounded the bases. The third-inning homer ended a 45-game drought for Rizzo, who went 4-for-4 within the Yankees’ 8-5 win.
The Yankees led from begin to end, scoring 4 first-inning runs on a two-run homer by Gleyber Torres, an RBI double by Rizzo and an RBI single by Harrison Bader. They acquired a second-consecutive strong begin from Luis Severino, who allowed three runs and struck out 5 over 5.2 innings to enhance to 2-4.
Rizzo, who tied a career-high with 32 house runs final season, hadn’t hit one since May 20, leaving the veteran trying to find changes. He took swings off a tee earlier than batting observe Friday as Yankees hitting coach Sean Casey and particular advisor Nick Swisher watched on.
The long-awaited blast was the twelfth house run of the season for Rizzo, who batted .173 in June and entered Sunday’s sport with a .131 common in July. His four-hit efficiency Sunday boosted his season common from .244 to .253.
Rizzo suffered a neck damage on May 28 throughout a first-base collision with the Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr., inflicting him to go away that sport and miss three extra.
“I do feel like, physically, he is in a really good spot, especially with some of the things he’s had to deal with periodically with his back over the last few years,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned Saturday. “I just look at it as one of those funks of a really good player that’s kind of going through it.”
Sunday marked the primary sequence win of July for the Yankees (53-47), who had misplaced 4 video games in a row earlier than dealing with the Royals. It was their first sweep since successful three straight on the street in opposition to the Reds from May 19-21. The Yankees additionally swept the A’s earlier that month.
Severino entered Sunday’s begin with 6.66 ERA however pitched nicely in his earlier outing, surrendering one run over six innings in opposition to the Angels. The two-time All-Star gave up a solo house run to Salvador Perez and a two-run shot to Michael Massey. Kansas City’s Freddy Fermin and Kyle Isbel added ninth-inning solo homers in opposition to Yankees reliever Ron Marinaccio.
Royals starter Jordan Lyles fell to 1-12 after serving up 5 runs over 5 innings. A two-run error by Royals first baseman Nick Pratto and a Kyle Higoshioka sacrifice fly fueled a three-run Yankees rally within the eighth inning.
Torres left within the seventh inning with left hip tightness. Bader, in the meantime, returned to the Yankees’ beginning lineup for the primary time since Wednesday, when he left early after a pitch hit him within the ribs. Bader performed two innings Saturday as a defensive substitute.
The weekend sequence in opposition to the lowly Royals (28-73) adopted a 1-5 street journey during which the Yankees dropped two of three to the NL-worst Rockies and bought swept by the Mike Trout-less Angels.
Up subsequent on the homestand is a two-game set in opposition to the crosstown Mets, who cut up a pair of video games with the Yankees at Citi Field final month. The remaining Subway Series of the season kicks off Tuesday with Domingo German scheduled to begin in opposition to the Mets’ Justin Verlander.
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