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Sunday was Photo Day, Yankees players and coaches making their way to the outfield hours before first pitch to smile and snap selfies with fans.
What followed was a nearly picture-perfect, sunny day for an offense that needed one on an afternoon that ensured those grins remained.
One game does not end a slump — and the explosion included a somewhat modest nine knocks, the damage inflicted through extra-base hits with runners on base — but it sure will help the Yankees’ bats feel better about themselves after a four-homer, 12-5 demolition of old friend Luis Severino and the homeless A’s in front of 42,166 in The Bronx.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (four RBIs in the second and third innings) did the early work, a previously slumping Aaron Judge (his 29th and 30th homers of the year) took care of the midgame slack and Cody Bellinger helped out with a three-run blast.
The trio tallied all of the RBIs for a group that had been desperate for signs of life.
The offense of the Yankees (48-35) had been dreadful entering play, yet they still won a fifth game in their past eight in large part because the bats finally showed up and their rotation continued to impress.
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Marcus Stroman returned successfully, keeping A’s bats guessing through five, one-run innings.
After a poor beginning of the season, a knee injury and a suspect rehab assignment, Stroman looked like himself — not once hitting 91 mph but mixing in six distinct pitches and pitching to soft contact.
On a day he let up three hits, walked two and struck out one, he served up a home run to Will MacIver and nothing more.
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