Rocky first sets tone Yankees can’t erase

553x0-2e6395dc0fb6aaefa34dcbf0274de2ab

NEW YORK — Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer and Lorenzo Cain continued to swing a hot bat, contributing a two-run single that helped the Royals defeat the Yankees, 7-3, on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.

Perez’s fifth homer of the season came as part of a four-run first inning against Michael Pineda, who settled down to work into the sixth but was charged with six runs in all. Nick Goody surrendered Cain’s sharp single to center field in the sixth, and Kendrys Morales hit a seventh-inning homer off Phil Coke as Kansas City celebrated just its fourth victory in 15 games.

Yordano Ventura turned in a solid outing, working six innings of three-run ball to pick up his third victory of the season. Carlos Beltran hit the 399th home run of his career in the loss, a solo drive to right-center in the second inning.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDStay hot, LoCain: Cain came into the game with 10 hits in his previous 23 at-bats, including three homers here on Tuesday. Cain provided some big separation when he ripped a two-run single up the middle with the bases loaded in the sixth, swelling the Royals’ lead to 6-3. Amazingly, that was the Royals’ first hit with the bases loaded this season. Cain enters Thursday’s finale with seven RBIs in …

continue reading in source mlb.mlb.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *