BALTIMORE — A year ago at this time, Gary Sanchez was considered the Yankees’ most complete hitter, but then experienced a nightmarish season dominated by poor defense, dead wood and two trips to the disabled list.
Sunday at Camden Yards, where the Yankees destroyed the woeful Orioles, 15-3, in front of 33,102, the day’s designated hitter slugged three homers and drove in six runs to establish career highs in each category as the Yankees blasted seven homers in a game for the first time since July 31, 2007.
As impressive as that was, the depth the Yankees talked about during spring training played a big part in their third straight win that improved their ledger to 5-4 heading into a three-game series against the Astros in Houston that will be a much bigger test for the visitors than hitting against the slop served by the Orioles.