TORONTO — It’ll take a couple of swing to declare Gleyber Torres as “again,” however he took a step in the best path Friday night time.
After returning to the lineup following a two-day benching to get his thoughts and swing proper, Torres crushed a two-run homer and recorded his first two-hit recreation in over a month to assist the Yankees thrash the Blue Jays 16-5 at Rogers Centre.
Torres, who spent the final two days looking for his swing, was retired in his first two at-bats Friday, sinking him additional right into a 2-for-31 hunch. However he rebounded by drilling hits in his subsequent two at-bats for his first multi-hit effort since Could 26. He additionally added a sacrifice fly within the ninth to offer him three RBIs on the night time.
”Blissful as a result of I did one thing for the group,” Torres mentioned. “It reveals slightly bit [how] I’ve been working these days. Happy with myself to assist my group tonight.”
The house run got here within the sixth inning to cap off the Yankees’ seven-run outburst that modified the sport. Torres turned on a 2-0 inside fastball from Blue Jays reliever Nate Pearson and drilled it 385 ft to place the Yankees up 7-3.
“I really feel like I’m extra centered proper now,” Torres mentioned. “I don’t need to put a lot stress on myself. The primary couple at-bats, I simply missed a pair pitches. … However I stayed centered. I believe up to now, I used to be slightly extra annoyed and tonight it was extra motivated.”
Supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned earlier than the sport he hoped Torres’ two days off would serve him and the group effectively, however that there have been no ensures.
Boone felt the brutal begin to the season — Torres entered the night time batting .215 with a .628 OPS — had been weighing on the second baseman, who’s within the midst of a contract 12 months.
At the least on the primary night time popping out of the break, although, Torres was in a position to be productive.
“I assumed he took some good swings tonight,” Boone mentioned. “I assumed acquired some good swings off inside some at-bats. Hopefully slightly constructing block for him and hopefully one thing that will get him rolling in the best manner.”
