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The Yankees rotation has been a strength all season, but it is on some kind of roll over the past week. After Luis Gils 14-strikeout, six-inning performance in , Yankees starters have allowed just two earned runs over their last six games and 39 innings good for an ERA of 0.46. Its really cool to see those guys out there grinding every day and doing what theyre doing, Juan Soto said. Theres a reason why were in first place. Theyve been commanding the team the right way, theyve been helping the offense when the offense is off and when the offense is on, too. Theyve been great day in and day out. I think theyre a huge part. Luis Gil, who struck out 14, lets out a yell after closing out the sixth inning in the Yankees Vincent Trocheck Jersey 6-1 win over the White Sox. Robert Sabo for NY Post Acro s their last six games two starts from Gil and one from Nestor Cortes, Clarke Schmidt, Marcus Stroman and Carlos Rodon Yankees starters have to sed at least six innings each and allowed a total of three runs. It marks only the third time in franchise history Yankees starters have accomplished the feat and the first time since Ron Guidry (two starts), Phil Niekro (two starts), Ray Fontenot and Shane Rawley did it in 1984. Explore More Theyre doing a good job, catcher Jose Trevino said. All of them are pumped. I think theyre throwing the ball really well right now. Trevinos line-drive home run in the second inning, which gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead, was his fifth in 28 games this season, surpa sing the four he hit in 55 games last year. He is batting .348 with a .947 OPS over his last 22 games. Jose Trevino, congratulating Dennis Santana after the Yankees win, hit his fifth homer of the season in the victory. Getty Images Giancarlo Stanton homered for the second straight game and added an RBI double to almost the exact same location in right-center field, just a few feet lower and off the wall. He has homered in three of his last four games. Anthony Volpe doubled in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, a career high. DJ LeMahieu and Tommy Kahnle are set to play in rehab games on Sunday with Double-A Somerset. For Kahnle, it will be his fifth appearance and could be his last before rejoining the Yankees. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! For LeMahieu, it will be his second game after playing three innings Friday. The Yankees transferred Oswald Perazas rehab a signment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. The infielder, coming back from a shoulder strain, started his rehab a signment with two games with Single-A Tampa before playing his last five with Double-A Somerset. Overall, he is batting 4-for-21 (.191) with three home runs and a .989 OPS. Once his 20-day rehab clock is up, Peraza likely will be optioned to Triple-A, barring any injuries to the big league club. Reijo Ruotsalainen Jersey |
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