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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 It was a long span of 27 games in which Anthony Rizzo did not pull off a swing like this.<\/p>\n
Maybe his eighth-inning home run \u2014 turning on a John Schreiber sweeper for the Yankees\u2019 first run of the game \u2014 was a blip in a lost season. <\/p>\n
Or maybe, after nearly five weeks without connecting on a dinger, Rizzo finally has found something and can begin to transform into the Rizzo of old.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope so,\u201d Rizzo said after swatting his first homer since May 10 during a 4-3 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday. \u201cDefinitely feel like I\u2019m in a better spot \u2014 I\u2019ve been feeling that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rizzo was out of the lineup on Sunday and Monday, a decision made by manager Aaron Boone to both clear his first baseman\u2019s head and allow him time to work on his swing.<\/p>\n
In the first two games since the benching, Rizzo went 1-for-8. <\/p>\n
He did hit some balls hard, but he was continually struggling to lift balls to the right side and grounded too many to first and second base.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like I\u2019ve had a couple good swings the last few days,\u201d said Rizzo, who said Tuesday he felt as if his swing was getting close to where he wants it.<\/p>\n
Rizzo, whose 2023 season was tanked by a presumed concussion, is 34 and in his 14th year as a big-leaguer. <\/p>\n
There is no guarantee that he can regain the form that brought him to the All-Star Game three times. <\/p>\n
His OPS is .626, with eight home runs in 67 games this season.<\/p>\n
But one 1-for-3 day, which also included a nine-pitch walk, provided some hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood to see him put together a couple more good at-bats today,\u201d Boone said. \u201cComing off some better at-bats [Wednesday]. Hopefully something that continues to build for Anthony.\u201d<\/p>\n
Friday will mark Alex Verdugo\u2019s return to Fenway Park, where he did not get along with manager Alex Cora and got benched twice last season, once for a lack of hustle and once for showing up to a game late.<\/p>\n
The outfielder has been a popular character in the Yankees clubhouse and a solid cleanup hitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst, he\u2019s a good player,\u201d Boone said about why Verdugo has fit in. \u201cI think our leadership group, certainly our captain in Aaron [Judge], I think [Judge] was really excited to get him and embraced him right away. He\u2019s embraced our group back.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s brought an element to that group that\u2019s been really exciting and really strong, as well as playing excellent baseball. He\u2019s been everything we could have hoped for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Judge (0-for-4 with four strikeouts) snapped a season-high, 37-game on-base streak, which was the longest by any major leaguer this season.<\/p>\n
On a sunny and hot day game that followed a night game, Judge was given a half-day off as designated hitter. <\/p>\n
Trent Grisham started in center field and Giancarlo Stanton was out of the starting lineup.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust picking my spots where I can get [Judge] those occasional days,\u201d Boone said. \u201cAllows me to keep G fresh.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gerrit Cole likely will throw 65-70 pitches Friday in Rochester with Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre, Boone said.<\/p>\n
In his second and most recent rehab start, the reigning AL Cy Young winner threw 57 pitches in 4 \u00b2\/\u2083 innings. <\/p>\n
Boone did not reveal whether his third minor league start would be his final one.<\/p>\n
Outfield prospect Everson Pereira, who had not played with SWB since May 19, was placed on the RailRiders\u2019 full-season injured list. The team did not provide the injury specifics.<\/p>\n
Gleyber Torres (1-for-4 with a double) extended his season-high on-base streak to 20 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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