Stanton homers and drives in 4 to energy Cole, Yankees to 7-2 win over McClanahan and Rays

NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton homered and drove in 4 runs to guide Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees previous the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Wednesday evening, stopping a three-game sweep.

Cole (10-2) recovered from a rocky begin and beat Shane McClanahan (11-2) in a marquee matchup of All-Star aces. New York scored 5 occasions within the third inning, highlighted by rookie Anthony Volpe’s two-run homer and Stanton’s three-run shot.

“He’s a nasty pitcher,” Stanton mentioned of McClanahan. “So you’ve got to square the ball up and make sure we’re swinging at our pitch and not let him dictate at-bats.”

Stanton added a run-scoring single within the seventh to match his season excessive for RBIs. He additionally had 4 on July 15 in Colorado.

“Shane is so good,” Cole mentioned. “Anytime you can scrap back in a game like that after I put them in a hole, it’s a big lift for us.”

McClanahan‘s outing was reduce brief partly as a result of the surface of his forearm tightened up whereas he was warming up for the fourth. He will head again to Florida on Thursday to get examined by the group physician.

PHOTOS: Stanton homers and drives in 4 to energy Cole, Yankees to 7-2 win over McClanahan and Rays

“It’s one of those things where outside of it just kind of got tight and kind of grabbed me a little bit,” McClanahan mentioned.

New York completed with 13 hits and scored its seventh run when Gleyber Torres got here dwelling on a double steal. It was the Yankees’ most hits since additionally getting 13 at Oakland on June 29.

“Obviously, an exciting night for us offensively and I thought it started from jump street,” supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned.

Cole allowed two runs and 4 hits in seven innings. He struck out eight, walked two and improved to 6-0 after a Yankees loss this season.

“I thought it was a really good performance against a good team when I think he was grinding a bit out there tonight,” Boone mentioned.

The right-hander walked his first batter earlier than Wander Franco despatched a 1-0 fastball into a set overlooking the second deck in proper area for his career-best 14th homer.

Later, the Yankees’ protection gave Cole some assist.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa acquired his first two outfield assists by making throws from left area to get René Pinto and Manuel Margot making an attempt to stretch singles within the third and fifth, respectively.

Center fielder Harrison Bader made a sliding catch on the warning observe in left-center on Franco within the sixth.

New York despatched eight batters to the plate and noticed 37 pitches within the third. Volpe’s homer off McClanahan to the brief porch in proper tied it 2-all. Following singles by Kiner-Falefa and Torres, Stanton launched his fifteenth homer to right-center.

Stanton related one evening after putting out as a pinch-hitter on a 98 mph fastball in opposition to Pete Fairbanks with two on to finish a 5-2 loss.

“Two guys on, two outs, opportunity to make an impact, so it was good to see this one today,” Stanton mentioned.

The last-place Yankees (56-52) improved to 2-4 since Aaron Judge got here off the injured record Friday. New York received for the eighth time in 22 video games since July 4.

McClanahan allowed 5 runs and 5 hits in 4 innings. The left-hander is winless in his final six outings since June 16.

“The last few outings have been pretty uncharacteristic,” he mentioned. “It’s one of those times in my career where you either put your head down and hide or you keep your chest up and keep working.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rays: OF Luke Raley exited with a bruised proper knee after fouling a ball off his kneecap within the fourth. Raley hobbled round, used the bat to carry himself up and completed his at-bat by putting out.

Yankees: LHP Nestor Cortes (strained rotator cuff) will return to the rotation for his first begin since May 30 on Saturday in opposition to Houston. … RHP Jonathan Loáisiga (proper elbow irritation) threw 9 pitches in his second rehab look for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He will make one other rehab look Friday and might be activated subsequent week. … OF Willie Calhoun elected free company this week as a substitute of accepting an outright project to Triple-A.

GERMAN LEAVES TEAM

Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán has voluntarily entered inpatient remedy for alcohol abuse, the group introduced.

Germán, who threw an ideal recreation at Oakland in late June, was positioned on the restricted record two days earlier than his thirty first birthday. New York common supervisor Brian Cashman mentioned Germán is not going to pitch once more this season.

“It is critical that Domingo completely focuses on addressing his health and well-being,” the Yankees mentioned in an announcement. “We will respect his privacy as he begins this process.”

UP NEXT

Tampa Bay RHP Zack Littell (1-2, 4.85 ERA) opposes RHP Reese Olson (1-4, 4.71) within the opener of a three-game sequence Friday at Detroit.