![]() ![]() “He has been working his tail off behind the scenes whether it’s extra hitting, extra work. “You’re talking about a guy that hasn’t run from any of this,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Hicks dropped his bat and watched the ball soar into the stands before rounding the bases. “When he hit that homer, all (of) the dugout got crazy,” Cabrera said. To hit a home run, get a hit that day feels good.”īatting from the left side of the plate, the switch-hitting Hicks lifted the first pitch from Austin Pruitt into the second deck in right field. “I feel like I’ve had a couple of at-bats where I’ve hit it hard, but I get out, so there’s nothing to show for it there. “Just feels good to get a hit, especially in that fashion,” Hicks said. 143 overall and was 0 for 19 at Yankee Stadium this season before connecting, making him the frequent target of boos. 23 against Boston - his second extra-base hit this year. Hicks doubled his season RBI total when he homered in the seventh for the first time since Sept. Oswaldo Cabrera and DJ LeMahieu launched two-run shots off Sears as New York (19-17) avoiding falling back to. Gleyber Torres hit a tiebreaking solo drive in the sixth inning against former Yankees lefty JP Sears (0-3). NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Hicks broke out of his season-long slump with a two-run homer and the New York Yankees went deep four times to beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2 on Monday night. ![]()
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