1 week Ago By Nick Power
For the first time during their brief time together in pinstripes, the Yankees ’ big three power bats — Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, and Giancarlo Stanton — all went deep in one game. The trio provided the muscle in a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros , locking in New York’s ninth series victory of 2024. Carlos Rodón rebounded from a dreadful start his last time out as the Yankees won their fifth-straight contest, stretching their their record against their longtime rivals to 6-0 this year (and 9-0 since September 2023).
Kyle Tucker kicked off scoring in the top of the first, stroking a solo home run into the right-field seats on a center-cut four-seamer. But just as Tucker’s early pop was rendered moot in Tuesday night’s blowout , the Yankees once again quickly brought the pain to Astros pitching. Soto answered back in the bottom half of the inning, crushing a 440-foot blast to right-center field to score Anthony Volpe and stake the Yankees to a 2-1 lead.
It was Soto’s ninth long ball of the year, tops on the Yankees and three behind Marcell Ozuna for the MLB lead. As it turned out, Soto would need that dinger to retain sole possession of the home run lead in the clubhouse by the end of play on Wednesday. The next inning, the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs after an Anthony Rizzo single and walks by Gleyber Torres and Volpe.
Soto followed with one of his least convincing hits yet as a Yankee, a dribbler to first that he beat out for a hustle RBI single. U.
