Stanton, Sabathia Lead Yankees To Win Over Braves; Torres Placed On DL
Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, CC Sabathia pitched six effective innings, and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday.
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Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer, CC Sabathia pitched six effective innings, and the New York Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Wednesday.
The Yankees improved to a major league-best 21-6 against left-handed starters and remain a game behind Boston for the majors' best record.
The 20-year-old Acuna also doubled and drove in three runs, four years to the day after the touted rookie signed with the Braves (49-34).
Batting leadoff against a left-hander, Hicks homered twice from the right side of the plate and once from the left.
The Boston Red Sox held the New York Yankees to two hits during an 11-0 rout Saturday night to take back baseball's best record.
Sabathia shut down the high-scoring Red Sox, Greg Bird hit two home runs and Aaron Judge connected off a college teammate as New York bopped Boston 8-1 on Friday evening to edge ahead in the AL East.
Zach Eflin continued to shine for Philadelphia with a four-hitter over seven shutout innings, and Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer to help the Phillies beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Severino (12-2) struck out nine in seven innings, lowering his ERA to 2.10. The ace has allowed three runs or less in 16 of 17 starts.
The Yankees, who were swept by the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, haven't lost four in a row this season and own the best record in baseball (51-25).
The team recalled catcher Kyle Higashioka from Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre.
Sanchez was injured in the 10th inning. He slowly walked back to the dugout and was replaced defensively by Austin Romine.
Bauers, who tripled earlier, homered on the first pitch from Chasen Shreve (2-2). Five previous New York relievers held Tampa Bay hitless for eight innings.
Tanaka, sidelined since getting hurt June 8 while running the bases in a game, threw before Sunday's game at Tampa Bay.
The Rays have won the first two of a three-game series against the Yankees, who have the best record in the majors.
Utilizing a bullpen day, the Rays improved to 14-31 against teams with a .500 or better record with the victory over the team with the majors' best record.
