Yankees' Ben Rice continues 'steady ascent' after homering in fourth straight game
Leading the charge in the Yankees sweep of thh Royals was Ben Rice, who homered in all three wins, bringing his streak to four straight games with a home run.
Heading into their weekend series with the Kansas City Royals, the Yankees had lost seven out of their last 10 games and needed to get back on track. And that's exactly what they did, outscoring KC 24-6 with nine home runs to complete the three-game sweep . Leading the charge was Ben Rice , who homered in all three wins, bringing his streak to four straight games with a home run.
Rice is now up to eight homers on the season, trailing Aaron Judge by just one HR as the slugger also went deep in Sunday's win. With 17 home runs combined on the year, Rice was asked what it's like "teaming up on opposing pitchers" with Judge and said he's just happy to contribute to winning baseball. "I don't know about teaming up.
It feels good to hit some homers. He's always going to be hitting homers," Rice said. "To be able to hit some along with him is cool for me.
You don't really think about it too much to be honest. " Rice led off on Sunday and battled through a six-pitch at-bat to walk in the first inning, providing a baserunner for Judge to drive in on his two-run homer. Manager Aaron Boone spoke highly of Rice's first AB, saying it set the tone for the game and complimented his ability to hit tough pitches.