For a guy who didn’t know how he would fit in at the beginning of the year, Brett Gardner has certainly found his place once again with the Yankees.
Gardner had his three-game home run streak come to an end Friday night, but he showed no signs of faltering as the Yankees began the second half of their regular season with a 4-0 win over the Blue Jays in The Bronx.
He doubled, tripled, scored and had a key assist from left field. The performance was more of the same for the 35-year-old Gardner, who is on pace for his lowest strikeout rate of any full season in his career, coupled with more extra-base hits.