Rookie Anthony Volpe hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run fifth inning and the Yankees pulled away for a rout of the Athletics on Wednesday to complete their first series sweep this season.
— Rookie Anthony Volpe hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run fifth inning and thepulled away for an 11-3 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday to complete their first series sweep this season.
Harrison Bader hit a three-run homer in the first inning that was upheld after a review and DJ LeMahieu added a two-run shot in the fifth. The Yankees hit nine homers in the series. With the Yankees leading 1-0 on Gleyber Torres' sacrifice fly, Bader hit a drive off Oakland left-hander Kyle Muller that just cleared the right field video board.
Bader's 362-foot drive continued his hot start. He is hitting .429 in eight games since returning from an oblique injury. Carlos Pérez and Jace Peterson hit back-to-back homers off New York starter Jhony Brito in the second inning as Oakland dropped to an MLB-worst 8-30. The A's dropped their eighth straight in the Bronx, their longest skid since also losing eight straight from July 15, 1982 to May 30, 1983.
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