Sunday might have been the most encouraging day for Aaron Boone’s club since Aaron Judge had two pain-free big toes.
Judge swung against Jonathan Loaisiga
The Yankees have won three games in a row for the first time since they won four straight from May 27-30, when Judge’s bat was still carrying the team.The first occurred in the seventh inning, when Anthony Volpe pinch-hit for Gleyber Torres, who left the game with left hip tightness. Starting pitcher Luis Severino reacts as he exits the game against the Kansas City Royals during the sixth inning.Sunday starter Jordan Lyles entered with a 6.05 ERA and left with a 6.19 mark.On an afternoon of encouraging at-bats, Anthony Rizzo’s connections loomed particularly large.
Jake Bauers, in his first game off the IL, singled and then strolled around the bases as Torres blasted his 16th homer of the season.Oswald Peraza tags out Kansas City Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. at second base.Robert Sabo for NY Post
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