Juan Soto’s Two Homers Propel Yankees to Victory Over Mariners
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Juan Soto homered twice, Aaron Judge and Alex Verdugo also went deep, and the New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Wednesday night, halting their first two-game losing streak in three weeks.
Nestor Cortes (3-4) battled through five scoreless innings for the AL-leading Yankees (34-17), who are now 3-0 when both Judge and Soto homer in the same game. The three homers by Soto and Judge were opposite-field shots off Bryce Miller (3-5).
“These homers were really exciting for me because I’m going the opposite way,” Soto said.
Soto had three RBIs in his second multi-homer game of the homestand and the 19th of his career. He now has 13 homers and 40 RBIs, while Judge has 14 homers — 11 since late April — and 34 RBIs.
The Yankees built a 5-0 lead before Cal Raleigh hit a three-run homer in the eighth off Luke Weaver, ending the reliever’s 18-inning scoreless streak. Verdugo then hit a two-run shot in the bottom half. In a matchup of division leaders, Judge launched a first-pitch slider into the right-field seats after Anthony Volpe reached on an infield single in the first inning. Fifteen of the Yankees’ 73 homers have come in the first inning, including seven by Judge, all leading the majors.
Cortes is 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA at home and 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA on the road. The Yankees have recorded 10 consecutive starts of at least five innings while allowing two runs or fewer, marking the third time in team history after 1968 and 1997.
Right-hander Tommy Kahnle made his season debut after recovering from shoulder inflammation, sprinting from the bullpen to the mound and pitching a perfect sixth inning.
Miller allowed five runs and five hits in six innings. He was 3-2 with a 2.04 ERA in six starts through April but is 0-3 with a 5.87 ERA in four May outings. Right-hander Luis Gil (5-1, 2.39 ERA) is set to start Thursday’s series finale for New York, while right-hander Luis Castillo (4-5, 3.28 ERA) will take the mound for Seattle.
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