NEW YORK — Several times in the Yankees’ Saturday afternoon win over the Red Sox in the first game of a day-night doubleheader, DJ LeMahieu had to block out the crowd.
He heard the fans chanting, “MVP! MVP! MVP!”
He likes it, he said, but it can get a bit distracting.
“I try to block it out and focus and just try to put together a good at-bat,” he told reporters in the clubhouse after the 9-2 victory in Game 1.
“Obviously, it’s cool and it’s a good feeling that the fans appreciate you. But for me, it’s just going up there, not changing anything and having competitive at-bats.”
What spiraling Red Sox talked about in players-only meeting after Yankees’ Game 1 blowout win
The Red Sox losing streak extended to six games with a 9-2 loss to the Yankees in Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader at Yankee Stadium.
LeMahieu was asked about his 17 home runs — two more than his career high in just 96 games.
“I like hitting homers,” LeMahieu said. “It’s fun. And that right field — I think I like that right-field wall, for sure.”
After the doubleheader sweep, LeMahieu was hitting .336 with 75 RBI in 98 games. He’ll likely see most of his time at first base for a while with Edwin Encarnacion and Luke Voit on the injured list. But with Mike Trout of the Angels have another monstrous season (36-87-.296), an MVP award for LeMahieu is unlikely.
Below, read postgame notes from the Yankees following their Game 2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday:
• The Yankees have won four consecutive games after going 3-6 in their previous 9G...are 3-0 in this four-game set vs. Boston, clinching the series win...are 4-1 on their six-game home stand...are 22-11 in their last 33G (since 6/24).
• Have swept two consecutive doubleheaders and four of their five this season (4-0-1)...are 5-0-4 in nine doubleheaders since the start of 2018...have swept each of their last four doubleheaders vs. AL East opponents...was their first doubleheader sweep over Boston since 8/18/06 at Fenway Park.
• Have won seven consecutive home series over the Red Sox (since 8/31/17)...are 7-1 at home vs. Boston this season, their most home wins over the Red Sox since going 7-2 in 2009...are 24-11 at home vs. Boston in the last four seasons (since 2016); are 11-22 at Fenway Park in that span, giving home teams a 46-22 record in this series in that span.
• Have won nine consecutive home series vs. AL East opponents, going 22-4 since 4/16...improved to 37-14 (.725) vs. the AL East in 2019, including 26-10 since 5/19.
• Lead the Majors with 36 comeback wins...are 36-39 (.480) when trailing at any point in a game...are 24-21 (.533) when opponents score first, the only Major League club with a winning record in such games.
• Are a season-high 32G over .500...the 110G are tied for their second-fewest needed to reach the plateau over the last 58 seasons (since 1962): 45-13 in 1998, also 71-39 in 2004.
• Are 42-18 (.700) at home, leading the Majors in home wins (next-most: Los Angeles-NL, 41-15, in progress vs. SD)...have posted their 28th consecutive winning home record (since 1992)...are 20-5 at home since 6/17.
• Are 9-0 when using an opener this season (all Chad Green).
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2019-08-04 15:42:00Z
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