Aaron Boone gave his two warmest days on Saturday for rest.
So some more sudden red-hot bats took days just for a crime that has begun to discover its progress.
Aaron Judge and Gleiber Torres combined for five hits and six RBIs to fuel Ivanka in a 6-4 win over the Tigers at Yankee Stadium.
Even with Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshella on the bench, the Yankees racked up their fifth straight game with eight more hits – at least eight hits. They all stayed in the park the day after their five-home run, but the judge and Torres spoke when it mattered the most.
“I think in the first few weeks we missed a lot of chances at the base,” Torres said. “Now we always have a guy who gets hit and gets RBI and stuff like that. As a group, we are more confident now. We’re hitting really well. Try to keep it going and improve every game. “
The judge, who was out of the lineup on Wednesday and Thursday with unspecified lower body soreness, mashed on his return. After crushing a couple of housemates on Friday, he went with three RBIs on 5-Saturday. His double performance in the fifth inning gave the Yankees a 2–1 lead.
The Yankees nearly missed a loaded, no-out chance in the sixth inning, but the judge took a 4-1 lead with a single for two runs with two outs. Two batsmen later added another two runs to give Torres a 6–1 lead.
“I think it’s just bats,” said the judge, who completed a 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs. “You can’t really be judged by 15, 30, 40 bats. We work on the weather ourselves and just get reps. This is what really comes down to it is repetition. Practice Makes Perfect. Once you practice it, a pair of slaps, going through bad times, just keep working – that’s what this team continues to do. “
DJ Lehmahu also provided a spark at the top of the lineup, getting on base three times with two singles and scoring twice against Tigers starter Spencer Turnbull.
“We were able to wear him down a bit and eventually get some big hits to aggressively throw another good number,” Boone said.
Leave a Reply