Yankees pound Blue Jays in series opener, 20-6

The Yankees batted around in a seven-run second inning on Tuesday, and that was only the appetizer. Ten more men came to the plate in both the third and fourth innings, transforming a battle between clubs with postseason aspirations into an all-out laugher.

Luke Voit homered twice to claim the Major League lead with 18 homers, part of a five-RBI performance, while DJ LeMahieu homered late to collect his fifth RBI as the Yankees routed the Blue Jays, 20-6, in the opener of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.

Currently your Major League home run leader …
LUUUUUUUUUKE pic.twitter.com/OFXhUgYXya
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 15, 2020

18. pic.twitter.com/9hsiSFGUA5
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 16, 2020

DJ LeMahieu hit a home run off a **48.7 mph** nothing-ball from Santiago Espinal.
It's the slowest pitch homered against in the entire pitch-tracking era (since 2008). pic.twitter.com/dYboWqLc89
— David Adler (@_dadler) September 16, 2020

Box Score

Aaron Hicks, Gary Sánchez and Clint Frazier also homered to support right-hander Deivi García as the Yankees (27-21) posted their sixth consecutive victory, leapfrogging Toronto (26-21) to claim second place in the American League East.

Hicks had to go sticks too: pic.twitter.com/6Ea5rBcPBw
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 15, 2020

Gary gets in on the action: pic.twitter.com/aa0T3GwyRC
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 16, 2020

Eight days after the Yankees endured a season low point at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., unable to stop the Jays from producing a 10-run inning, they more than returned the favor by batting around in three consecutive frames.