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José Caballero knew on contact that Ben Rice’s monster swing would result in a ball in the seats. With one out, runners on the corners and the New York Yankees trailing by two in the top of the fourth,
Ben Rice drove in seven runs and scored twice as the visiting New York Yankees outslugged the St. Louis Cardinals 12-8 on Saturday night.
The Boston Red Sox know if they finish tied with the New York Yankees in the standings, they own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Now they would like to increase their lead over their rivals in the American League wild-card race.
Anthony Volpe’s rough season got even worse Friday in a 1-0 loss to the Red Sox. Not only did the shortstop go hitless again to extend his slump to 1-for-25, he got booed after a strikeout in the eighth and made a mental error at shortstop an inning later.
According to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, New York had a deal lined up with the Dominican catcher as an amateur before he was eligible to sign in early 2021. But when they added Gerrit Cole as a free agent,
J.C. Escarra's demotion didn't alter Austin Wells' role with the Yankees, despite Aaron Boone not having announced it. Still, it's clear that when Aaron Judge a
Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice crank back-to-back homers to increase the Yankees' lead to 8 runs in the top of the 4th inning