As Aaron Judge returns to the Bronx on Thursday, expectations are growing. Yankees 's slam will return to the roster after missing 54 games due to injury on Friday. However, Thursday night, without him, the bomber's offense would be fine.
Gleyber Torres, DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez and Edwin Encarnacion each home run bomber beat the Astros 10-6 in a rain-delayed game at the stadium.
Yankees (47-27) have won six straight games, a little worse than their highest winning streak in the season and beat the Astros (48-28) in three games this season. The
Bombers also won the last six games, with Chad Green as the opening match. On Thursday, Green made his third straight appearance, shooting two innings without scoring to pass the Astros order. Nestor Cortes (Jr.) allowed two runs - two independent home runs after a 37-minute rain delay. He only made three innings, probably because of the interruption at the bottom of the fourth inning.
"Greeny is really good again. It's really efficient," said Aaron Boone, manager of Yankees. "Nestor is also good. We let him move on when the rain comes. He just threw a little under him to keep warm, so limiting what we have in the fifth inning, the long layoffs got a little bit in his way, but he was firm for us again. "
Cortez will not be able to play for a few days, he is the latest victim of the Yankees roster crunch. He is the only player with minor league options, and the Yankees take a relaxing approach. They chose Cortez to make room for the judge after the game.
"It's unfortunate that we have a squad," Cortez said. "Just keep working hard and stay sharp and hope I can come back."
This means Cameron Maybin doubled in two games, at least for a while.
"I can't do anything or worry about other than playing baseball," said Mebin, who could lose his roster when the judge returns. "Things will shock them how they get rid of it, I'm fine."
Yankees obviously won't lose him. Boone praised Mebin's game and his performance at the club. Maybin hit .400 points, 14 scoring, 3 doubles, 4 home runs and 7 RBIs in the last 11 games.
This contributed to the Yankees trend. In Green's last five 'starts', the bomber's slam had already come for him. For him and Thursday, they averaged 7.8 times per game and they also delivered.
Gary Sanchez celebrates his fourth inning home run against the Houston Astros (Jim McIsaac/Getty)
Sanchez sparked a fourth inning in six innings in his 22nd home run of the season and briefly put him along with the team — and the American League — with Nkanacien. This is his seventh straight home run this season. His 22 home runs were ranked 10th among major catchers in the league before the All-Star Weekend and the most since Javy Lopez had 23 in 2003.
Gleyber Torres is followed by a three-point home run, while Maybin is second base , and LeMahieu is related to his ninth home run of the season. This is his second straight home run game and at least three straight games.
Encanacion added two points in the seventh inning. It was his 23rd home run this season, tied with Angels' Mike Trout. He has scored three straight games and has a RBI.
Gian Carlo Stanton, who scored on Torres' home run, doubled his first blow after returning from Illinois on Tuesday to get his first blow. He completed three hits that night, including an infield single in the eighth inning.
This is offensive domination.
"As a group, they just made it very hard. The quality of the bats, I feel like they were there all night," Boone said of his lineup. “It’s some very difficult situations.I think their starters are very tough in the first round. It seems that these things are very good, and he gave us some questions. They did lock it up and put pressure on them in the next game. "
