As the Yankees continue to bash balls over the fence at a historic rate, Luke Voit has not been shy about thumping his chest, announcing that his team is “back to being the Bronx Bombers” and that opponents should not want to see them in the playoffs.
It would be difficult to argue any of those points, especially this week. Voit crushed his Major League-leading 20th home run, one of six by his club, as the Yankees pushed their win streak to eight games with a 10-7 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday to complete a series sweep at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees celebrated the first five-homer inning in franchise history in the fourth, and when Gary Sánchez went deep in the seventh, it set another record: six or more home runs in three consecutive games, a feat never before accomplished.
Brett Gardner, DJ LeMahieu and Voit all cracked consecutive homers in the fourth inning, followed by back-to-back blasts by Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres in a seven-run inning. All five of the homers came off right-hander Chase Anderson, who saw his ERA swell from 5.81 to 7.45.
YANKEES’ HOME RUNS IN ORDER:
Gardy party! Two-run home run! pic.twitter.com/Fe8DOEYHLl
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 18, 2020
ANOTHER home run for DJ LeMahieu! Cleanup vibes from the leadoff spot these days! pic.twitter.com/g7HG4OLZrI
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 18, 2020
BACK TO BACK TO BACK HOME RUNS ON THREE STRAIGHT PITCHES FOR THE YANKEES!
Luke Voit becomes the first MLB player to reach 20 homers this season pic.twitter.com/cUbMtyuTJY
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 18, 2020
Giancarlo Stanton – New York Yankees (4) pic.twitter.com/eD5WlnWYQQ
— MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) September 18, 2020
Five home runs in one inning and the social media managers of this account now have a headache pic.twitter.com/Q0Byk49G71
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 18, 2020
Kraken gets in on the show. pic.twitter.com/G86pXS2eSh
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 18, 2020
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