SEATTLE (AP) — Gleyber Torres is clearly the hottest Yankees hitter at the plate this month.
Little-known Mike Ford isn’t far behind.
Torres hit his 13th home run in August, Ford went deep twice and New York beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Monday night.
The Yankees added to their record-setting month of bashing home runs with one from their young All-Star and a pair from an undrafted player out of Princeton who is finally getting his chance at regular at-bats due to injuries. In his last 12 games, Ford is hitting .