{"id":464865,"date":"2022-06-18T09:18:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T06:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/anthony-rizzo-delivers-yankees-knockout-blow-again\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T09:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T06:18:11","slug":"anthony-rizzo-delivers-yankees-knockout-blow-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anthony-rizzo-delivers-yankees-knockout-blow-again\/","title":{"rendered":"#Anthony Rizzo delivers Yankees&#8217; &#8216;knockout blow&#8217; again"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b28ca5379\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b28ca5379\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/anthony-rizzo-delivers-yankees-knockout-blow-again\/#%E2%80%9CAnthony_Rizzo_delivers_Yankees_%E2%80%98knockout_blow_again%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Anthony Rizzo delivers Yankees&#8217; &#8216;knockout blow&#8217; again&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAnthony_Rizzo_delivers_Yankees_%E2%80%98knockout_blow_again%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Anthony Rizzo delivers Yankees&#8217; &#8216;knockout blow&#8217; again&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>TORONTO \u2014 On Thursday night, Anthony Rizzo homered to end the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Friday night, he effectively did the same \u2014 in the fifth inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rizzo crushed a grand slam to cap off an eight-run frame as the Yankees ran away with a 12-3 win over the Blue Jays in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> opener at Rogers Centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After his walk-off homer Thursday gave the Yankees a 2-1 win over the Rays, Rizzo left no doubt with his round-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>per against the Blue Jays, clobbering it an estimated 435 feet to the facing above the second deck in right field. That gave the Yankees a 10-1 lead in the fifth inning, all but putting their eighth straight win on ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s kind of the knockout blow right there,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was Rizzo\u2019s sixth home run in his past 13 games as he continued to mash the ball in June. He drilled nine home runs in his first 20 games, then hit just two over his next 30 games before his latest hot streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241374215.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Anthony Rizzo celebrates in the Yankees dugout after his grand slam.\" class=\"wp-image-22714709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241374215.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241374215.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241374215.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/1241374215.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Anthony Rizzo celebrates in the Yankees dugout after his grand slam. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rizzo, who went 2-for-3 with a hit by pitch and walk on the night, has also been hitting the ball well lately, even when he is not homering. Over his past 14 games, he is batting .291 (16-for-55) with a .989 OPS and 18 RBI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cJust ebbs and flows of the season,\u201d said Rizzo, who is also 8-for-14 with runners in scoring position during that stretch. \u201cJust working through kinks and always trying to find the right position to be in. \u2026 When I get hit by pitches, I feel like it really locks me in more, just staying on the ball.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, Rizzo was hit by a pitch on the left thigh to lead off the decisive fifth inning Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Later in the frame, the Blue Jays intentionally walked Aaron Judge to load the bases with one out for Josh Donaldson, who struck out. But Rizzo didn\u2019t let them off the hook, obliterating a hanging curveball from Trevor Richards for his sixth career grand slam and the Yankees\u2019 third home run of the inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yankees-Blue-Jays-Baseball-8.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Anthony Rizzo\" class=\"wp-image-22714710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yankees-Blue-Jays-Baseball-8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yankees-Blue-Jays-Baseball-8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yankees-Blue-Jays-Baseball-8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Yankees-Blue-Jays-Baseball-8.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Anthony Rizzo delivered an emphatic homer for the second straight night. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBases loaded, they walk Judgey and just to be able to come through there \u2014 our MVP getting walked, we all just want to make them pay, at all times, when anyone gets intentionally walked,\u201d Rizzo said. \u201cBut the year [Judge] is having, we just want to always have his back. The grand slam\u2019s the best way you can do it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After seeing Rizzo scuffle in May with a .167\/.268\/.313 slash line, Boone is glad to have him back in a groove.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been good, because he was grinding there for that month,\u201d Boone said. \u201cHe was still having some big at-bats, but he was grinding through it. It\u2019s nice to see him, over the last week or 10 days, really start to \u2014 the quality of his contact is getting really good now.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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