What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with a Yankees win? The Yankees picked up a crisp 6-2 win over the Braves on Wednesday afternoon to clinch their third consecutive series victory. They are now 18-2-2 in their last 22 series. It’s the Fourth of July, so let’s bullet point this recap:
- Power & Patience: Julio Teheran went into this start with baseball’s fourth highest walk rate (11.3%) and 13th highest home run rate (1.54 HR/9), which is a bad combination. Greg Bird drove in Didi Gregorius with a single in the third inning for a 1-0 lead, then, in the third, Aaron Hicks worked a two-out walk and Giancarlo Stanton followed with a three-run homer into the right field bleachers.