The Yankees completed the two-game home sweep of the Rays thanks to power bats and another ace-like performance from Luis Severino.

It did not take long for Giancarlo Stanton to make up for his dreadful performance in yesterday’s game. In the bottom of the first, he sent a two-run shot deep into the left field crowd snapping an early 1-1 tie and turning boos into cheers. The very next inning Gary Sanchez released the Kraken with a moon shot into left. The next inning Ronald Torreyes singled to left scoring Tyler Austin, and then it happened. Aaron Judge sent one way out to deep left on a 3-2 count. Judge did a really good job this game getting deep into the counts making pitchers work. The second game at home featured Stanton, Sanchez, and Judge hitting home runs in the same game, all 2 run bombs respectively. This specific offensive showcase is exactly what the Yankees front office and fan base envisioned when the signing of Stanton was announced. There is a good chance it will happen again and often, turning the nightmares of opposing pitchers into a reality. The offense was able to knock out Snell after just 3 1/3 innings and a laboring 90 pitches. This is a great sign that the bats were out to take pitches and make Snell work and it paid off.

On the pitching side of the ball for the Yankees, Luis Severino continued his dominance and evolution into an ace. Not even an early surrendered run could derail Severino into making Rays hitters look lost and weak at the plate. Severino’s final line: 7.1 IP 5 H 2 ER 1 BB 7 K.

All in all, this was a great all-around team win. Fans saw the awakening of the three-headed HR monster and Luis Severino proved why he is the Ace of the New York Yankees.