The Yankees’ rotation has been a strength all season, but it is on some kind of roll over the past week.
After Luis Gil’s 14-strikeout, six-inning performance in Saturday’s 6-1 win over the White Sox, Yankees starters have allowed just two earned runs over their last six games and 39 innings — good for an ERA of 0.46.
“It’s really cool to see those guys out there grinding every day and doing what they’re doing,” Juan Soto said. “There’s a reason why we’re in first place. They’ve been commanding the team the right way, they’ve been helping the offense when the offense is off and when the offense is on, too. They’ve been great day in and day out. I think they’re a huge part.”
Across their last six games — two starts from Gil and one from Nestor Cortes, Clarke Schmidt, Marcus Stroman and Carlos Rodon — Yankees starters have tossed at least six innings each and allowed a total of three runs.
It marks only the third time in franchise history Yankees starters have accomplished the feat and the first time since Ron Guidry (two starts), Phil Niekro (two starts), Ray Fontenot and Shane Rawley did it in 1984.
“They’re doing a good job,” catcher Jose Trevino said. “All of them are pumped. I think they’re throwing the ball really well right now.”
Trevino’s line-drive home run in the second inning, which gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead, was his fifth in 28 games this season, surpassing the four he hit in 55 games last year.
He is batting .348 with a .947 OPS over his last 22 games.
Giancarlo Stanton homered for the second straight game and added an RBI double to almost the exact same location in right-center field, just a few feet lower and off the wall.
He has homered in three of his last four games. … Anthony Volpe doubled in the sixth inning to extend his hitting streak to 11 games, a career high.
DJ LeMahieu and Tommy Kahnle are set to play in rehab games on Sunday with Double-A Somerset.
For Kahnle, it will be his fifth appearance and could be his last before rejoining the Yankees.
For LeMahieu, it will be his second game after playing three innings Friday.
The Yankees transferred Oswald Peraza’s rehab assignment to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
The infielder, coming back from a shoulder strain, started his rehab assignment with two games with Single-A Tampa before playing his last five with Double-A Somerset.
Overall, he is batting 4-for-21 (.191) with three home runs and a .989 OPS.
Once his 20-day rehab clock is up, Peraza likely will be optioned to Triple-A, barring any injuries to the big league club.
