Ben Rice, Aaron Judge homer as Yankees complete sweep of Royals
After a long rain delay, the Bronx Bombers were ready to go. The Yankees mashed three homers en route to a 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep. Aaron Judge (first inning two-run shot), Ben Rice (solo blast in the second) and Trent Grisham (three-run homer in the fifth) ignited the Bombers’ offense to a stress-free victory.
For Judge, his ...
After a long rain delay, the Bronx Bombers were ready to go. The Yankees mashed three homers en route to a 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep. Aaron Judge (first inning two-run shot), Ben Rice (solo blast in the second) and Trent Grisham (three-run homer in the fifth) ignited the Bombers’ offense to a stress-free victory.
For Judge, his tone-setting shot to center field was his MLB-leading 9th of the season. The captain was 1-for-5 on the afternoon, however, he appears to be in the midst of a power surge with his fifth homer in the past seven games. Speaking of surges, Rice appears to be emerging as the Yankees’ next star.
The 27-year-old cranked his 8th homer of the season — off of left-handed starter Cole Ragans as well — and is immediately putting all conversations of a platoon player to rest. The first baseman has undoubtedly been one of the best hitters in baseball this season as he’s slashing . 338/.