Yankees Sweep Royals, Judge & Rice Power Up

0:00On April 20th, the Yankees just swept the Royals three-game straight with a clean 7-0 shut-out on Sunday. Aaron Judge kicked it off with a two-run homer in the first. Ben Rice kept his hot streak alive with a solo shot in the second, his fourth straight. Game going deep, and Trent Grisham crushed a three-run blast in the fifth to seal the deal. Rain delayed the start by two hours and 45 minutes, but once a guy going, Yankees pitcher Ryan Weathers owned the mound. He bounced back strong, tossing seven and a third innings, giving up just five hits, striking out eight and grabbing his first win with the team. Royals starter Cole Reagan's struggled hard, allowing seven runs in four and a third. The Yankees powered up with nine homers across the series, winning the last two by a combined 20-4. Meanwhile, Kansas City is reeling, dropping their seventh in a row and tenth in 12, plus they have not beaten New York in 11 tries since last. Years playoffs. Judge and Rice now joined Elite Company as the third Yankees duo to hit at least eight homers each through the first 22 games following mantle.

1:06And Barra in 1956 and Judge with Rizzo in 2022. Yankees head to Boston Tuesday with Lewis Gill on the hill, while the royals host the Orioles Monday facing Seth Lugo against Kyle Bradish, both squads, looking to flip the script. Baseball news powered by AI. This is MLB News today. I'm Corey with the story.