

On Wednesday, he had his sixth multi-homer game of the season and now has 27 long balls, putting him on pace for 63. The outfielder, who has split his time between right and center in 2022, has a. … Like Alvarez, Aaron Judge is having an MVP-caliber campaign. … The Yanks entered Wednesday leading the majors in OPS (.768), runs per game (5.12) and homers (112), as well as ERA (2.88).

Both of those teams won the World Series, as did the 1998 Yankees, whose 51-18 start matched that of this year’s team. Yankees (51-18) update: New York’s record is the best in baseball, and only twice in the franchise’s storied history has it gotten off to a better 69-game start: 19 (both at 52-17). … The Astros rank third in the majors with a 3.04 team ERA. Looming ahead are Curt Schilling (3,116) and Bob Gibson (3,117). … With 3,094 career strikeouts, Verlander now stands 16th on the all-time list, having passed CC Sabathia (3,093) in his last start. … Michael Brantley has reached base in 37 of his last 40 games and is hitting a team-best. 1 among American Leaguers in all three slash categories for June (.443/.521/.885) and has multiple hits in 14 of his last 22 games. LHP Nester Cortes (6-3, 3.21).Īstros (43-25) update: With a home sweep of the Mets, Houston is off to a 2-0 start in its nine-game stretch against New York’s teams. RHP Luis Severino (4-1, 3.27) Saturday, RHP Cristian Javier (4-3, 3.07) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (8-1, 2.70) Friday, RHP Justin Verlander (8-3, 2.30) vs. Pitchers: Thursday, LHP Framber Valdez (7-3, 2.78) vs.
