Yankees are off and running
The Yankees entered the game with six stolen bases as a team. They tacked on 50% more in the bottom of the second inning with three steals against the Marlins' battery of pitcher Eury Perez and catcher Liam Hicks.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. stole second base after walking to lead off the inning.
He then swiped third base during Jose Caballero's at-bat.
Caballero walked and stole second on the first pitch to Ryan McMahon.
Ultimately, the steals didn't necessarily make much difference in the events of inning as Perez walked McMahon, then walked Trent Grisham to force in a run and then hit Aaron Judge on the inner part of his right bicep to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.
Mark La Monica is a deputy sports editor at Newsday. He also covers mixed martial arts.
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