Juan Soto hit two home runs in perhaps his best game yet against the New York Yankees and Luis Gil recorded 14 strikeouts in a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
Soto’s two home runs were part of a 4-for-4 day with a walk and three RBI in perhaps his best game yet against the Yankees. His first deep drive came in the first inning, shooting a 3-1 changeup of Brad Keller into the right field seats. He followed that up by crushing a fastball to almost the same spot in the ballpark.
With the excellent day on the board, Soto increased his season numbers to a .317 batting average and .975 OPS with 11 home runs and 37 RBI.
On the mound, Gil made sure the White Sox had no chance to match the Yankees’ offense with a career-high in strikeouts. However, the right-hander struggled to start the game, giving up hits to the first two batters he faced and allowing Chicago to take a 1-0 lead on a double by Andrew Benintendi.
Gil then settled down and gave up only two more hits in his next five innings. He struck out the third, fourth and fifth frames and finished with five hits and one walk in a six-inning outing. Gil’s previous high for strikeouts was nine, which he collected on April 21 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
