In one inning — and with one swing — Saturday, the Yankees scored more than they had in any full game in almost a week.
A day after playing hero in the bottom of the ninth inning with a walkoff single, Anthony Rizzo delivered a three-run home run that capped off a four-run frame and lifted the Yankees to a 5-3 win over the Tigers in The Bronx.
Before Saturday, the Yankees (22-13) had not scored more than two runs in any game since racking up 15 Sunday in Milwaukee.
Rizzo changed that with one big swing before the Yankees’ bullpen — keyed by 2 ¹/₃ ⅓ innings from Luke Weaver and a four-out save from Clay Holmes — locked down the win by extending its scoreless streak to 16 ¹/₃ innings.
Aaron Judge added a pair of hits — a single in the first inning before coming around to score and then adding an RBI double in the third, scoring on Rizzo’s home run — before he was ejected in the seventh.
He briefly expressed his displeasure with a called third strike and was hit with a quick ejection, the first of his career, from home-plate umpire Ryan Blakney.
Clarke Schmidt gave the Yankees a solid start, giving up three runs over five innings before handing it off to the bullpen.
Holmes recorded his second straight save of more than three outs after earning a five-out save on Wednesday in Baltimore.
He has now thrown 16 innings without allowing an earned run to start the season.
It was a 1-1 game in the third inning when Anthony Volpe led off with a walk and Juan Soto singled.
Judge then pulled a double to left field for the 2-1 lead.
Rizzo came up next and clobbered an inside fastball to right field for the three-run shot.
It marked his fifth home run in the last 12 games.
