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Anthony Volpe made an immediate impact in his return from Triple-A, going 3-for-4 with a grand slam, stolen base and career-high five RBI as the Yankees beat the Rockies 10-3 at Yankee Stadium. New York completed the sweep, improved to 84-62 and moved within three games of Tampa Bay with 16 games remaining. Volpe played second base as the Yankees won their 16th of 23 games.
Volpe went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, five RBI and a stolen base. He also recorded an RBI single and received a curtain call.
Fried struck out seven in 3 1/3 innings, allowing one hit and one run. He threw 80 pitches before the Yankees turned to the bullpen.
The Mets visit Yankee Stadium Friday night for the second Subway Series of the season. Carlos Rodón is scheduled to face rookie Nolan McLean.
Anthony Volpe came back to the Bronx and immediately reminded everybody that September can get weird fast.
Recalled from Triple-A earlier Thursday, Volpe went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a stolen base and a career-high 5 RBI as the Yankees destroyed the Colorado Rockies 10-3 at Yankee Stadium.
New York completed the 3-game sweep, improved to 84-62 and moved within 3 games of Tampa Bay in the AL East with 16 games remaining.
And Volpe did all of it while playing second base.
Yankees Jumped on Colorado Early
With Aaron Judge getting a planned night off after starting the previous 2 games, the Yankees did not wait around for somebody else to carry the offense.
Ben Rice opened the bottom of the 1st with a single, and after moving to third, Luis García Jr. crushed a 2-run homer to center field off Ryan Feltner.
Just like that, 2-0 Yankees.
Colorado answered with Kyle Karros’ solo homer in the 2nd, but Volpe immediately made his presence felt in the bottom half.
Ryan McMahon singled, Austin Wells walked and Volpe lined an RBI single into left field to score McMahon. Cody Bellinger followed with a sacrifice fly, pushing the lead to 4-1.
Volpe already had an RBI, a hit and a stolen base before the Yankees reached the middle innings.
He struck out 7 batters in just 3 1/3 innings, allowing only 1 hit and 1 run, but 80 pitches forced Aaron Boone to go to the bullpen much earlier than planned.
Cody Bellinger doubled to begin the bottom of the 7th, Jasson Domínguez walked and Spencer Jones ripped a 2-run single into center to make it 6-2.
Jones quietly had himself another excellent night, finishing 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
But the inning belonged to Volpe.
After McMahon walked and Wells loaded the bases with another walk, Volpe turned on a pitch from Jimmy Herget and sent it over the short porch in right field.
When the bat meets the ball and goes over the wall, thats A. Volpe 🙌
Volpe gets sent to Triple-A. George Lombard Jr. takes over at shortstop. Jazz Chisholm Jr. lands on the injured list. The Yankees bring Volpe back and move him to second base.
His response?
3 hits. 5 RBI. Grand slam. Stolen base.
That’s how you answer.
Here’s a Volpe swing from earlier this year (top) vs. the grand slam he just hit.
Born in Manhattan, New York, Felix Pantaleon is a Dominican-American digital content creator and the founder of NYYNEWS, one of the first and longest-running independent New York Yankees content creator platforms, active since 2005.
