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New York Yankees set 2 home run records in same game — one tying Aaron Boone originally appeared on The Sporting News The New York Yankees just keep on going deep. On Wednesday night, they made multiple forms of home run history.
The Yankees overcame a very untimely Jose Caballero tantrum on Wednesday night to beat the Rays in 10 innings and head home after a 5-0, two-city roadtrip.
The Bronx Bombers certainly lived up to their nickname during a brief stop in Tampa, slugging their way into the record books in a two-game sweep of the Rays. After tying a franchise mark with nine dingers in Tuesday’s 13-3 win at George M.
José Caballero was ejected in the top of the 10th inning of the Yankees’ 6-4 win over the Rays on Thursday night for arguing with umpire Roberto Ortiz.
The most recent example of Boone’s tone shift came after the Yankees scraped by for a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Instead of propping up his players in front of a YES Network TV camera and reporters after snapping a brutal five-game losing streak, Boone offered analysis that was colder and more clinical than rah-rah.
Brian Cashman has been doing this for a long time. The longtime Yankees GM also knows one well-placed comment can travel far: into his clubhouse, into his manager's office, and straight back to the critics in New York.
The New York Yankees’ 12-8 victory over the St.Louis Cardinals granted them a series win on Saturday, and slugger Ben Rice was the man of the hour. The 26-year-old reached base four times, and tied a career high with seven RBIs.