KANSAS CITY — Watch Yankees first baseman Luke Voit rip a 470-foot home run to left-center field, scoring two runs to give his team a 5-3 lead in the seventh inning over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone needed to prepare his club for a doubleheader vs. the Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday …
Here are some pregame notes, via the Yankees:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees will play a doubleheader today at Kansas City to start a 3G series (through Sun.)…are 4-0 on their seven-game road trip after sweeping Baltimore… marked just their third four-game sweep in the last three seasons (since 2017), also 8/24-26/18 at Baltimore and 4/23-26/18 vs. Minnesota… return home on Monday to start a seven-game homestand with 3G vs. San Diego (Mon.-Wed.) and 4G vs. Boston (5/30-6/2).
>> Have won five straight games, their second-longest winning streak this season (went 6-0 from 4/19-24)… is tied for the Majors’ second-longest active winning streak (Oakland, 7G; Texas, 5G).
>> Have the third-best record in the Majors, behind Minnesota (34-16) and Houston (34-18).
LET’S PLAY TWO: Today marks the Yankees’ second doubleheader this season (swept Baltimore on 5/15 at Yankee Stadium)… have swept consecutive doubleheaders (also 8/25/18 at Baltimore) for the first time since 8/20/13 vs. Toronto and 4/16/14 vs. Chicago-NL… are 2-0-3 in twin bills since the start of 2018, including a split on 7/28/18 vs. Kansas City.
>> Are 3-4-6 over their last 13 doubleheaders since 2014, but are 8-4-14 in twin bills since the start of 2009.
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN: Through 49G, C Gary Sánchez (15HR), INF Gleyber Torres (12HR) and 1B Luke Voit (12HR) have each hit at least 12HR…are the second trio in Yankees history to reach 12HR apiece by the club’s 50th game of the season, joining Mickey Mantle (21HR), Yogi Berra (16HR) and Hank Bauer (13HR) in 1956 – (credit: STATS, LLC).
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