Yankees' Cody Bellinger hits 2 home runs, goes 4-for-4 in win over Orioles
Yankees' Cody Bellinger celebrates his fifth-inning home run against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Credit: Jim McIsaac
Cody Bellinger went 4 for 4 with two homers and four RBIs, leading the Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 at the Stadium on Saturday for their 12th win in 14 games.
Bellinger hit a pair of solo homers on sliders, putting the Yankees ahead in the second off Kyle Bradish (1-4) and boosting the lead to 6-1 in the fifth against Keegan Akin for his 21st multi-homer game, his second this season.
He hit a RBI double in a two-run third and a RBI single in the seventh.
Bellinger’s 363-foot drive into the rightfield short porch in the second would not have been a home run in any other big league ballpark, according to MLB Statcast.
Trent Grisham hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Jazz Chisholm Jr. had a run-scoring single in the seventh as the Yankees moved a season-high 11 games over .500 at 22-11.
Ryan Weathers (2-2), hoping to remain in the rotation when Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole return from injuries, allowed three runs — one earned — three hits and two walks in five-plus innings. Yankees starters have a big league-best 2.62 ERA.
The Yankees had to pause their end-of-game celebration for a few seconds while Blaze Alexander unsuccessfully appealed a called third strike.
Jasson Domínguez went 1 for 4 as he returned to the Yankees' lineup for the first time since he was struck on his left elbow by a pitch on Wednesday. Giancarlo Stanton said he hit in an indoor cage Friday for the first time since straining his right calf while running the bases at Houston on April 23.
Pete Alonso homered for the second straight day in his first trip to New York since leaving the Mets for the Orioles. His sixth home run this season was his fourth in nine games.
Baltimore lost its third straight and dropped to 0-7 against lefthanded starters.
