Aaron Judge, Trent Grisham, and Anthony Volpe all hit two-run home runs as the New York Yankees (66-46) secured an 8-3 bounce-back victory over the Toronto Blue Jays (51-60) on Saturday afternoon in the Bronx.
Judge blasted his Major League-leading 41st homer in the first inning. Trent Grisham smacked his seventh in the second before Anthony Volpe drilled his 11th in the fifth.Â
Volpe also added a two-out RBI single in the seventh, as did Austin Wells in the eighth.
Anthony Volpe dunks one into left for a two-out RBI single, and the #Yankees extend their lead to 7-3 in the seventh.
— Bronx Bombers News (@NewsBronx) August 3, 2024
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Carlos Rodón turned in a third straight solid outing, surrendering three runs on three hits (all to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.) over 5.1 innings while striking out eight.
Jake Cousins allowed a two-run single but the runs were charged to Rodón.
The Yankees will hand the ball to Gerrit Cole on Sunday at 1:35 p.m. as they look to take two of three from the Blue Jays.
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