The Yankees hit 5 home runs today against the Blue Jays to win at a score of 11 – 5.
New York went deep three times in the third inning off Marc Rzepczynski and blasted another two round-trippers in the fifth inning off Brian Tallet, pulling away and extending its advantage.
Mark Teixeira, Marcus Thames and Jorge Posada each clubbed solo home runs in the third-inning barrage, with Thames and Posada going back-to-back to jump the Yankees to a 5-0 lead at the time, knocking Rzepczynski out after that frame.
Granderson connected for a three-run homer in the fifth that blew the game wide open, driving one over the right-field wall against Tallet and continuing a surge that began when hitting coach Kevin Long retooled Granderson’s swing during the Bronx Bombers’ Aug. 10-11 series at Texas.
Derek Jeter hit New York’s fifth homer, ripping a line drive over the wall in left-center and continuing a display that saw Teixeira, Posada and Thames each drive in a pair of runs — and unlike on Monday, when Jose Bautista savored a 28-second jog around the bases, the Yankees kept a reasonable pace.
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