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As the Yankees looked at another revamped lineup arriving at the visiting clubhouse at Progressive Field on Thursday, the unspoken message was one of urgency. Their belief in the potential of a racing manufacturing giant hasn’t waned, but there was no attempt to camouflage reality – they needed results now.
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A few hard shots provided that momentum, as the Yankees opened their eight-game road trip with encouraging signs of life from their dormant wood. Gleyber Torres drove in a three-run opening rally and Rougned Odor’s two-run single in the seventh inning put the club in the driver’s seat as the Bombers posted a 6-3 victory over the Indians.
Yankees wake up
“I’m very happy,” Torres said, pointing out MLB.com. “It’s hard to be patient when you don’t do anything for your team. That is the difficult part of this game; Be patient, believe in yourself, and try to do the things you can control. Finally, I could do something tonight for my team. “
Facing Cleveland starter Aaron Civale, DJ LeMahieu hit an RBI single in the third, then Torres, having won a closed-door talk with manager Aaron Boone after failing to roll a ground on Wednesday, pushed one in the third inning and another. He entered the fielder’s error on the hit.
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