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Joey Gallo Powers Yankees Past Mariners With First Yankee Stadium Home Run

New York Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo has his first breakout performance with the Yankees, powering New York past the Seattle Mariners with a go-ahead home run

Max Goodman

NEW YORK — Joey Gallo was hitting .087 over his first six games in a Yankees uniform since he was acquired from the Texas Rangers last week. 

There had been some intermittent hard contact, but no results for the slugger. 

That changed dramatically on Thursday night as Gallo put together his first breakout performance in pinstripes, powering the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Mariners.

Gallo ripped two doubles in his first two at-bats against Seattle's left-hander Tyler Anderson, his third and fourth two-base hit with the club. His first signature moment with his new team, however, came in the seventh. 

Down one run, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton kept the inning alive with back-to-back two-out singles. Still in search of his first home run with the Bombers, Gallo skied a moonshot down the right-field line, putting just enough on the towering fly ball to clear the short porch. 

The three-run blast—on a 1-0 slider from right-hander Paul Sewald—sent a crowd of over 33 thousand fans into a frenzy in the Bronx, erupting as Gallo pumped his fist through the air rounding first base. 

Gallo finished the day 3-for-4 with those three extra base hits, taking the outfielder's batting average with the Yankees up to .185 (5-for-27) and adding almost 100 percentage points in just one contest. 

He added his first curtain call in pinstripes as well.

Zack Britton and Aroldis Chapman recorded the final six outs after Gallo's go-ahead homer, sealing a series-opening win. It's the Yankees' 13th win in their last 18 games.

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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