Yankees’ home run binge extends streak
The New York Yankees tied a major league record with five home runs in an inning and hit six overall in a 10-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday that extended their winning streak to eight.
New York set a major league record for most home runs in a three-game span with 19 and became the first team with six or more home runs in three straight games.
The Yankees (29-21) outscored Toronto 43-15 over the three games and outhit the Blue Jays 44-28, opening a 2 over the Toronto for second place and closing within one game of Minnesota (3121) for a first-round playoff series at home.
The Yankees hit five run home runs in an inning for the first time in their history.
Brett Gardner, DJ LeMahieu and Luke Voit homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning from Toronto’s Chase Anderson on Thursday. Voit’s home run was his major league-leading 20th.
Aaron Hicks struck out, and Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres followed with home runs that gave the Yankees a 9-2 lead and chased Anderson.
at White Sox 4, Twins 3: Chicago clinched its first postseason berth since 2008, rallying to beat Minnesota as Eloy Jimenez hit a tiebreaking double that capped a two-run rally in the seventh inning.
at Giants 6, Mariners 4: Wilmer Flores hit a go-ahead, two-run triple in the seventh inning that sent the Mariners to their second home defeat played in San Francisco’s
ballpark because of dangerous air quality in Seattle because of smoke from West Coast wildfires.
Red Sox 5, at Marlins 3: Nathan Eovaldi pitched five shutout innings and struck out seven, and Miami stumbled in its playoff run.
Rays 3-10, at Orioles 1-6: Tampa Bay earned a return trip to the postseason with a doubleheader sweep of Baltimore. The Rays used a strong pitching performance to win the opener, then cranked up the offense in the nightcap.
at Pirates 5, Cardinals 1: Steven Brault pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game, Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer and Pittsburgh snapped an eight-game skid.
Mets 10, at Phillies 6: Brandon Nimmo had a two-RBI tying triple in the sixth inning and hit the goahead solo homer in the ninth to lead New York.
Indians 10, at Tigers 3: Shane Bieber took a shutout into the eighth inning and Cleveland snapped their eight-game losing streak.
at Astros 2, Rangers 1: Framber Valdez tied a career high with 11 strikeouts in 6 solid innings and Kyle Tucker homered to help lead Houston.
Etc.
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