Verdugo's Cleanup Blast Sparks Yankees' Blowout Win

When Alex Verdugo first saw his name in the cleanup spot as a Yankee, he delivered right away. His three-run bomb in the opening inning set off the Yankees’ largest offensive explosion of the season, a 15-3 thumping of the Brewers. The Bronx Bombers poured on 19 hits, and Gleyber Torres added fuel with a bases-clearing double.

Verdugo remarked, “That four spot’s a sweet place to hit with guys on.” “Today, we just got the job done.”

The outcome delighted manager Aaron Boone, who said, “It’s hard to score runs in this league.” It’s great to have a night like this. I hope it ignites even more interest in certain guys.”

After Anthony Volpe and Juan Soto advanced to base, Verdugo punished the Brewers with a home run off a slider. With a triple in the third, Torres opened up a large window of opportunity.

Torres stated, “I finally put something up for the team.” “We’re a family here; we know how tough this game is.”

Verdugo was happy for Torres, who has been having trouble lately at the plate. Verdugo said, “You have to concentrate on the process, not the results.” “He’s been working hard, and today it paid off.”

Boone made a suggestion that Verdugo—who has been playing well lately—might stick in the cleanup position.

Carlos Rodón was given carte blanche by the offensive outburst. He struck out a season-high eight batters while limiting the Brewers to just one run through six innings. “It’s easy to pitch when the offense is on fire,” Rodón stated.

The Yankees went up to ten games thanks to home runs in the sixth inning from Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo. Verdugo took Rizzo’s cleanup position, and in his last five games, he has hit a home run three times.

Even some fun was had during the blowout; in the ninth, catcher Jose Trevino made his pitching debut, mainly eschewing his flashy knuckleball, much to the amusement of his teammates.