The Yankees reversed their fortunes after a tough loss to the Dodgers last night, defeating LA on relatively low-stress night. They pulled away early thanks to a pair of homers from Jake Bauers off Dodgers’ starter Michael Grove, despite a career night from the young hurler, and they didn’t look back in a 6-3 win.
Grove came out firing, his fastball velocity up more than two ticks. Before tonight, he’d maxed out at 96 this year and 97.5 last season, his only two in the big leagues. He hit 97.6 on just his third fastball of the game and topped out at 98.