NEW YORK (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer halfway up the right field second deck to cap a five-run seventh inning and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Friday night.
Soto stood at home plate and admired his 409-foot drive off Chris Devenski (0-1), which gave the Yankees a 5-1 lead. Soto is hitting .347 with five homers and 20 RBIs in his first season with the Yankees.
“I actually didn’t see that because I was admiring where it was going,” manager Aaron Boone said of Soto’s celebration. Of the five homers, I think that’s the first one he’s really, really stepped on like where is thing going to land. I was paying attention to that.”
New York is 5-0 when Soto homers. He is hitting .563 with three homers and 17 RBIs with runners in scoring position and his latest long ball propelled the Yankees to their seventh comeback win. Soto has reached base safely in 12 straight games and 18 of his first 20 with the Yankees.
Emma Roberts keeps it casual in a hoodie and Dragon Ball Z t
Students petition Parliament to keep free school lunches funding
China news: Mystery as Xi Jinping unexpectedly skips key speech
UN expert visits Motueka to learn about Nelson Tenths case
Controversial university 'race researcher' who wrote that equality between white and non
Yang Hengjun: Australian writer detained in China fears he will die in jail
Israeli military says troops captured hundreds of fighters in Gaza hospital
Media Minister had 'more than enough time' to find solutions
Standing in the shadows of giants: 1,475 statues fill the landscape beside D
US defense chief denies genocide committed in Gaza