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Carpenter slugs NL-leading 32nd home run

Related Topics: Home run, Carpentry, Slug, Brett Gardner, Texas

NEW YORK -- After going 21 games without hitting a home run, Brett Gardner snapped the streak in the fifth inning against Texas on Friday to put the Yankees on the scoreboard.

Gardner launched a 93-mph fastball from Rangers starter Mike Minor into the Yankees bullpen in right-center field, cutting New York's deficit to 5-1.

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The long ball was Gardner's 10th of the season, making him the Yankees' eighth player to reach double digits this year. Entering Friday, the Yankees had gone 22-3 in games where Gardner has hit a home run since 2017.