NEW YORK (AP) -Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano and Melky Cabrera hit consecutive home runs for the New York Yankees on Wednesday night against Baltimore.
All three solo shots to right field came in the second inning off Orioles starter Jeremy Guthrie – with two strikes. They gave New York a 4-0 lead and increased the staggering total to 68 homers in the first 19 games at the new Yankee Stadium, 37 hit by New York and 44 to right field.
It was the 11th time the Yankees have hit three straight homers. Gary Sheffield, Alex Rodriguez and Hideki Matsui were the last to accomplish the feat on June 21, 2005, against Tampa Bay.
Swisher’s line-drive shot on a full-count pitch didn’t clear the short porch by much. He broke into a small grin and shook his head slightly as he trotted toward home plate.
With a 1-2 count, Cano lofted a high fly that landed in one of the first few rows beyond the fence in straightaway right. Cabrera connected on a 2-2 delivery, a legitimate no-doubter that sailed deep into the second deck.
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