Yankees at Rangers
Gleyber Torres has joined legendary company just 25 games into his major-league career, and the New York Yankees have used his powerful bat to make some history of their own. With the help of their exciting rookie second baseman, the Yankees aim for a fourth consecutive victory Tuesday as they continue their three-game series against the host Texas Rangers.
Torres went deep in the second and sixth innings of Monday's 10-5 victory over Texas to become the second-youngest player (21 years, 159 days) in club history to hit at least two home runs in one game, trailing only Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle (20, 296). New York belted five shots in all, marking the first time in team history it has connected on at least four long balls in three straight contests and the first time since the 2011 Rangers any team had done so. Texas managed to get three homers from the bottom of its lineup, but that production was not nearly enough to keep it from falling to 7-17 at home. The Rangers, who have dropped three straight and seven of nine, already have lost 12 games by at least five runs.
TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, YES (New York), FS Southwest (Texas)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees RH Domingo German (0-1, 4.26 ERA) vs. Rangers LH Cole Hamels (2-4, 3.48 ERA)
German will make his first career start on the road after producing two drastically different results at home over his last two turns. The 25-year-old Dominican struck out nine over six hitless innings against Cleveland on May 6 before surrendering six runs on six hits and three walks in another no-decision on May 12 versus Oakland. German, who did not give up a run in two road relief appearances spanning seven innings, is holding left-handed hitters to a .163 average as he faces Texas for the first time.
Hamels was scratched from his last scheduled start due to neck stiffness but is expected to take the mound for the first time since May 11, when he yielded one hit and three walks over six scoreless innings in a win at Houston. The four-time All-Star seemingly has settled into a bit of a groove after beginning the season 1-3 with a 4.76 ERA, as he has gone 1-1 with a 1.93 over his last four outings. Giancarlo Stanton is 13-for-51 with three homers against Hamels, who is 1-2 with a 3.24 ERA in four career starts versus New York.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Yankees have connected on 14 homers over the last three games to increase their major league-leading total to 72.
2. Nine of Texas' 18 wins this season have come in the second game of the series (9-6).
3. New York SS Didi Gregorius halted a 1-for-48 slide with an RBI double in the sixth inning on Monday.