Rookie Ben Rice hit three homers, together with a three-run blast to cap a seven-run fifth inning because the host New York Yankees stopped a four-game shedding streak with a 14-4 rout of the Boston Crimson Sox on Saturday afternoon.
Rice hit a leadoff homer off Boston starter Josh Winckowski, then related twice off Chase Anderson. He hit a three-run homer within the fifth to offer the Yankees a 10-4 lead after which added one other three-run drive within the seventh to push New York’s edge to 14-4.
Rice achieved the feat in his seventeenth profession sport and third since being moved as much as the leadoff spot.
It was the thirty sixth time in group historical past a Yankee homered thrice and Rice grew to become the twenty sixth participant to attain the feat. Based on the Elias Sports activities Bureau, Rice grew to become the primary rookie in group historical past with a three-homer sport.
The Yankees received for the fifth time in 19 video games after being one strike away from successful Friday’s collection opener because of Rice, who joined the group after Anthony Rizzo broke his proper forearm June 16 at Fenway Park.
Rice began his huge day by hitting a 2-2 cutter to the second deck in proper subject off Boston starter Josh Winckowski. He slugged a 1-0 changeup from Anderson into the proper subject seats for a six-run lead and lifted a 1-1 cutter to proper for a 10-run margin to earn a curtain name from the group.
Alex Verdugo hit a tying homer after the Crimson Sox took a 3-1 lead within the high half off Gerrit Cole.
Rafael Devers grew to become the thirty third participant in group historical past to succeed in 1,000 hits when he began Boston’s three-run third with an RBI single. Devers scored on a base hit by Masataka Yoshida and later hit a 441-foot homer off Cole within the fifth to place Boston forward 4-3.
Earlier than Rice capped the fifth, Anthony Volpe hit a tying double off Greg Weissert after Brennan Bernardino (3-2) put two on and pinch hitter Austin Wells drew a bases-loaded stroll to place New York forward 5-4. Oswaldo Cabrera lifted a sacrifice fly and DJ LeMahieu hit the primary of his two RBI singles forward of Rice’s 406-foot drive.
Cole allowed 4 runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. Cole struck out eight, walked two and threw 90 pitches.
After Cole exited, Tim Hill (2-0) saved the deficit at 4-3 and pitched 2 2/3 innings to earn his first win since becoming a member of the Yankees June 20.
Winckowski allowed three runs on 5 hits in 3 2/3 innings.
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