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- Updated: May 11, 2016
NEW YORK — An increase in playing time seems to be agreeing with Dustin Ackley and Aaron Hicks, as the Yankees’ recent rash of injuries has provided the pair opportunities to face pitching on a more consistent basis.
Ackley knocked a run-scoring single and had two RBIs in the Yankees’ 10-7 victory over the Royals on Tuesday, while Hicks has heated up through the first five games of this homestand, batting 5-for-14 (.357) with a double, homer and five RBIs.
“I think they’re both used to playing every day,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “Ack, for the first time, became kind of a role player last year. Hicksy has always been an everyday player, whether it was as a young player or in the big leagues playing every day in center field or in the Minor Leagues playing every day there. So I think it definitely …
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