Official Site of the Yankees · Sep 17, 2015
Severino helps Yanks keep pace in AL East
Bird's mammoth solo blast 0:57 9/16/15: Greg Bird unloads on an Andrew Bellatti offering, clobbering a solo blast off a catwalk in deep right to add to the Yankees' lead The Yankees produced two runs in six innings off Rays starter Chris Archer. Bird doubled home a run in the second inning and Chase Headley connected for a run-scoring single in the sixth. Archer scattered four hits and four walks, striking out seven.
Bird hit his seventh career homer in the ninth off Andrew Bellatti, a tape-measure shot to right field that struck the "D" ring catwalk -- the first to do so this season.
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