Jason Dominguez had never been to Yankee Stadium before, a long-dreamed-of destination that existed as theory and dream until Tuesday.
In his Bronx debut, the exciting top prospect looks to his team’s veterans to lead the way.
The seniors beat the Tigers 5-1 in front of a crowd of 31,553 on the night dedicated to the youngsters, seeing four veterans score another victory in a surprise sprint back in September.
The Yankees (69-69) are back at .500 with four straight wins and their seventh win in their last eight games.
The club floor was energized by the arrival of Dominguez, Everson Pereira and Oswald Peraza, who were all in the line-up, along with Austin Wells, who was rested for the first day.
But the leader was Cy Young’s Gerrit Cole. Giancarlo Stanton was a generational slugger; DJ LeMahieu made a comeback and was a three-time All-Star; and the rolling Gleber Torres powered the Yankees on another encouraging day.
Cole was solid, if not perfect, in six one-run innings, with eight hits, no walks and seven strikeouts.
Seven of those hits were singles, the only exception being Kerry Carpenter’s opening triple in the sixth, followed by an RBI single by Miguel Cabrera.
Other than that, Kerr is again on top of what he’s had a great season.
He knew when to go all-in, and struck out Zach McKinstry and induced a fly ball from Spencer Torkelson in the fifth to shake off the The plight of the two.
After another solid effort, coupled with a middling performance from Minnesota’s Sonny Gray, Cole has the lowest ERA among qualifying American League starters. Cole’s rating dropped to 2.90, while Gray’s went up to 2.98.
Stanton ensured Kerr won his 13th game of the season.
In a tied sixth inning, the slugger hit his 400th career two-run home run, becoming the fourth-fastest player in MLB history to reach that milestone.
After receiving a slider from José Cisnero, Stanton flew the ball about 451 feet to left center, giving the Yankees a 3-1 lead and marking himself in baseball history. a sum of money.
It took Stanton 1,520 games to reach No. 400, trailing only Mark McGuire (1,412), Babe Ruth (1,475) and Alex Rodriguez (1,489).
Stanton, who became the 10th player to accomplish the feat as a Yankee, took the curtain call and raised his helmet to fans, who received a standing ovation in recognition. Anthony Volpe used a timeout at the plate to give Stanton more time to receive the applause.
Stanton joined the party when LeMahau hit his first home run in the first inning, his seventh explosion in his last 13 games for a player who came alive in the second half.
The party ended with Torres, whose eighth-inning double capped off the final two runs of the night.
The 20-year-old prodigy shines with veterans in the spotlight.
Dominguez finished 1-for-4 with his first hit in the Bronx — an eighth-inning double into the right-center gap — and some outfielder picks may not have shown his bat. , but it does give fans a glimpse of his style. speed.
Perhaps the most memorable moment of Dominguez’s home debut came when he saluted the crowd.
During the roll call by Bleacher Creatures in the first half of the first game, “The Martian” seemed to confirm that he was not from this world.
As fans in the right-hand midfield chanted his name, Dominguez smiled, put his index fingers together and raised one finger to the sky — an apparent reference to the 1982 film “Alien,” about A friendly alien.
Dominguez has reason to keep smiling. He has played four games in the majors and has yet to taste defeat.
