NEW YORK — Dominican Teoscar Hernández hit two home runs and drove in six runs, including a grand slam that propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday to sign their second straight victory in the duel. clue.
Puerto Rican Kiké Hernández also had a home run and Shohei Ohtani hit an RBI single to support rookie Gavin Stone (7-2), who has won three straight starts and five of his last six.
After causing New York (45-21) to lose only its third series of the season, the Dodgers (41-25) will try to cap their first visit to the Bronx since 2016 by sweeping the series on Sunday.
Aaron Judge hit two home runs for the Yankees and extended his lead in the Major Leagues with 23, but New York has only three runs in 23 innings since Dominican slugger Juan Soto left Thursday’s victory against Minnesota due to an injury. on the forearm.
Frustration was evident when Giancarlo Stanton hit his bat after popping up to end the seventh.
For the Dodgers, Dominican Teoscar Hernández was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and six RBIs. Cuban Andy Pagés went 1 for 4 with an RBI. Venezuelan Miguel Rojas 5-1. Puerto Rican Kiké Hernández was 3-1 with two runs scored and one RBI.
For the Yankees, Venezuelan Gleyber Torres went 1 for 4 with one run scored.
