Dominican Juan SotoHe was the hero during the inter divisional series Tampa Bay Rays And New York YankeesIt contains “Yankee Stadium”After completing an extraordinary game, he eventually extended the score to 5×0.
Likewise, in this first game between the two teams, manager Aaron Boone lined up Soto Second in the batting order and left fielder, starter Zach Eflin faced pitches and picked up his sixth win of the season against the Rays.
The match between the two teams has already started on a special note Gerrit Cole At the end of his warm-up session in the second inning he received an automatic home run. However, there was still something missing that came into the Dominican bat.
The move favored the score in the bottom of the fourth inning New York Yankees 4×0 and with two outs, when Juan Soto He entered the batter's box for the third time.
Juan Soto hit a double in the 5th run
The Dominican struggled through a long six-pitch inning against Eflin. However, he hit a 92 mph four-seam fastball, which he returned to deep left field at 103.2 mph, for a long double against the wall.
After winning, Juan Soto A fielding error by Randy Arosarena allowed him to take third base. However, second baseman Richie Palacios made another mistake to cut the game short.
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While Palacios was playing third, the ball met Mankind, albeit erratically. SotoSo, Board marked the second error of the inning as the ball ended up in the Tampa Bay Rays dugout.
As a result, the third base umpire, Junior Valentine, signaled in the direction of home plate. Juan Soto He scored his fifth run of the game.
Finally, it is the even number 16 of the account in 2024 Juan Soto, only half the number (32) he achieved during the previous campaign. data MLB.com.