Yankees' Cody Bellinger breaks out with 2 bombs in win over Orioles
NEW YORK — Ever since hitting two home runs against the Kansas City Royals on April 18, Cody Bellinger had been in a bit of a funk. That power surge preceded a 10-game stretch in which the Yankees’ outfielder hit . 171 with zero dingers and a .
521 OPS. But Bellinger snapped out of it Friday, ripping two doubles in the Yankees’ win over the Baltimore Orioles. And on Saturday, he broke out, recording his second two-homer game of the season in a 9-4 win over Baltimore.
Bellinger started the scoring in the series-securing victory, pulling a solo shot off Kyle Bradish in the second inning. Another bases-empty blast followed in the fifth with Keegan Akin on the mound. “I was feeling good pregame.
Tough guy on the mound,” Bellinger said, referring to Bradish. “He’s got really good stuff. So really, honestly, I wasn’t trying to do too much all day today and got a few pitches to hit that I didn’t miss.
” All in all, Bellinger went 4 for 4 on Saturday, adding an RBI double off an 0-2 count in the third inning and an RBI single in the seventh. He also swiped his fourth base of the season. According to Stathead’s Katie Sharp, Bellinger became just the fourth Yankee in the last 35 years with at least four hits, four RBI and one steal in a game.