Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton hit home runs off Shane McClanahan, while Gerrit Cole got better as the night went on.
After too many nights when they have struggled to touch average-at-best starting pitchers, the Yankees turned around on Wednesday and knocked a Cy Young candidate out of a game after four innings.Anthony Volpe and Giancarlo Stanton hit home runs off Shane McClanahan, while Gerrit Cole got better as the night went on, combining to lift the Yankees to a 7-2 win over the Rays in The Bronx.
Stanton later drove in another run on a single in the seventh inning, giving him four RBIs a day after the Yankees failed to add a hitter by the trade deadline. Giancarlo Stanton watches his three-run homer in the third inning of the Yankees’ 7-2 win over the Rays.Volpe also went 3-for-4, while Gleyber Torres added three hits and two runs to help the Yankees avoid being swept by the Rays .
Aside from a sweep two weeks ago of the Royals, one of the worst teams in baseball, the Yankees have not won two consecutive games since July 3-4 against the Orioles.
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