Six different New York Yankees homered in an 11-2 victory over the Washington Nationals, with four players going deep in the bottom of the third. The Yankees saw 77 pitches in that inning and plan to carry disciplined plate appearances into a seven-game road trip beginning in Chicago. Aaron Judge hit his 41st homer and emphasized using opponents' tendencies to refine approach. New York has won four straight and nine of 12, sitting a half-game behind Boston for a wild-card spot and 4½ games behind Toronto. The White Sox, despite a poor overall record, have 14 series wins and placed Luis Robert Jr. on the 10-day injured list.
August 28 - Six different New York Yankees hit home runs during Wednesday's 11-2 rout of the visiting Washington Nationals. Four players went deep in the bottom of the third inning alone. "That was some bangin' right there," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. New York hitters did their share of watchin', too, seeing 77 pitches in the inning. The Yankees will aim to tote that discipline into Thursday night's game against the Chicago White Sox to begin a seven-game road trip.
"You kind of get a feel for what their game plan is, what the pitcher's strengths are, what he's feeling that day," said the Yankees' Aaron Judge, who hit his team-leading 41st homer. "It kind of helps you fine-tune your approach when you get up there." New York comes to Chicago with victories in four straight games and nine of its past 12 overall. The lone defeats in that span came at the start of last weekend's four-game series against Boston. The Yankees trail the Red Sox by a half-game for the first wild-card berth in the American League and are 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East.
While the White Sox sport the worst record in the AL, they own 14 series victories compared with eight last season. Judge knows the Yankees can't afford to overlook the White Sox, but he's also sure that isn't part of their pedigree. "That's what makes this team special is guys are going to keep fighting no matter what the score is," he said.
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