Austin Wells hits 2 homers to power Yankees to 6-3 win over Cardinals
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Wells hit two-run homers in the third and eighth innings, powering the New York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Wells hit a two-run homer in a three-run third off Erick Fedde to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead and then connected again off Riley O’Brien for a 6-3 lead. Marcus Stroman allowed two runs and nine hits in seven gritty innings for his third straight win. Juan Soto hit a tying double in the third ahead of Wells’ first homer and added an outfield assist in the fifth.