I try not to lock into the Yankees -- or any team -- three days in a row. But how could I overlook Alex Rodriguez's performance last night? With his team trailing 4 - 1 in the last of the 8th inning -- and stuck in a personal 1 for 27 streak, with just 7 hits in his last 53 at bats -- A-Rod crushed a J.R. Graham fastball, planting it in the Yankees bullpen and putting his team on top. It was his first home run since his birthday back on July 27th -- 23 days ago!
My regret is that I was sitting in the press box when the mighty blast happened (the shot here was from the 3rd inning). But I did sneak in the phone-cam image below of Alex being congratulated by his teammates after crossing home plate.
So what's with the 25/25? It was Alex's 25th home run of the season and his record-setting 25th career grand slam as the Yankees went onto beat the Twins 8 - 4.
And back to that number 25, it was the first time since 2010 that Rodriguez reached 25 homers in a season.
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