Rice went 3-for-3 with two walks and two runs Saturday in a 5-1 victory versus the Padres.
Rice was impactful out of the cleanup spot, reaching base in all five of his plate appearances and scoring two of the Yankees' five runs. The All-Star slugger has been swinging a hot bat of late, notching multiple hits in seven of his past 12 contests and batting .388 with two homers, 10 runs and eight RBI over that span. Rice has been a breakout performer for the Yankees this year, leading the team in homers (36), runs (89) and RBI (88) with Aaron Judge (ribs) playing in just 59 games so far.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Homers in three-hit game
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Rice went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Padres.
Rice has six multi-hit efforts over his last 11 games, going 16-for-46 (.348) in that span. He's added two homers, two doubles and eight RBI during the hot stretch. Rice is batting .257 with an .875 OPS, 36 homers, 88 RBI, 87 runs scored, 22 doubles, three triples and three stolen bases through 135 contests this season as the Yankees' primary designated hitter.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Taking seat Sunday
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Rice is out of the lineup for the Yankees' series finale against Boston.
Despite recording multi-hit performances in three of his last four games, Rice will sit out Sunday's pivotal matchup with the Red Sox. Paul Goldschmidt will lead off and play first base, while Luis Garcia will slot in as the DH and cleanup for New York.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Plates three runs vs. Red Sox
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Rice went 2-for-9 with a run and three RBI over both games of Saturday's doubleheader split with Boston.
Rice went a quiet 0-for-4 in Game 1, but he bounced back with a 2-for-5 performance in the nightcap. His RBI single in the third inning of that game produced New York's first run of the twin bill, and Rice added a two-run single to cap the scoring in the eighth. The All-Star slugger struggled through most of August but has been heating up of late, batting .357 (10-for-28) with a home run, two doubles, six runs and six RBI over his past seven games.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Lifts homer No. 35
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Rice went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, three walks and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 9-3 win over Houston.
Rice blasted his third home run in his last nine games Wednesday. The All-Star slugger is now up to 35 homers on the season, trailing only Yordan Alvarez's 36 long balls in the American League. For the year, Rice is slashing a robust .251/.350/.529 with 20 doubles, three triples, 83 RBI, three stolen bases and 83 runs scored across 546 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Delivers go-ahead blast in win
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Rice went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.
After going hitless in his first four at-bats, Rice came through when it mattered most, launching a tie-breaking two-run homer in the 10th inning to produce what proved to be the winning runs. The blast was a welcome result for Rice, who entered Sunday mired in an awful August stretch, batting just .091 across 13 games. Despite the recent struggles, his 33 home runs rank third in the American League. On the season, Rice is slashing .251/.344/.533 with 20 doubles, three triples, 78 RBI, 76 runs scored and three steals across 509 plate appearances.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Snaps homer drought Saturday
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Rice went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday in a 5-4 win over Atlanta.
Rice bashed a 431-foot solo shot to center field in the eighth inning, providing what ended up being the decisive run in the narrow victory. The long ball snapped a season-long 11-game homer drought for the slugger -- a stretch during which he batted just .132 (5-for-38) with a 9:15 BB:K and only two RBI. Rice has already established career-best marks with 32 home runs and 75 RBI on the campaign, though he's struggled to a .611 OPS with a 32.6 percent strikeout rate over 21 games since the All-Star break.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Launches homer No. 30
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Rice went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader split with the Pirates.
The 27-year-old slugger took Carmen Mlodzinski deep in the seventh inning to account for all of the Yankees' offense in a 5-3 loss. After going 0-for-4 in the nightcap, Rice sports a .277/.366/.590 slash line through 97 games on the season with 30 homers -- fourth in the majors behind Yordan Alvarez (34), Kyle Schwarber (33) and Hunter Goodman (31).
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Belts solo homer Monday vs. Rays
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Rice went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during the Yankees' 5-1 win over the Rays on Monday.
The Yankees were limited to just three hits, but those came on two home runs from Jose Caballero and another deep ball from Rice, with the latter's blast coming in the eighth inning to give the Bronx Bombers an insurance run. Rice is up to 25 home runs and a .925 OPS, which rank fifth and eighth, respectively, in the majors this season.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Night off Friday
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Rice is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Red Sox.
With lefty Payton Tolle on the mound for Boston, the Yankees are giving Rice his first day off since May 7. Since the start of June, Rice is slashing just .224/.313/.412 with five homers, nine RBI, 12 runs scored and an 11:24 BB:K across 96 trips to the plate. Paul Goldschmidt is leading off and manning first base for the Yankees, with Amed Rosario hitting second as the designated hitter.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Goes deep against Boston
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Rice went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Friday's 5-3 loss to the Red Sox.
Rice got the Yankees on the board early with a solo home run off Sonny Gray in the first inning. It was Rice's 18th homer of the season, which is tied for Byron Buxton for third-most in the American League. The Yankees will need all of Rice's power as the team navigates the absence of Aaron Judge, who was placed on the 10-day IL prior to Friday's game due to a stress fracture in his right rib that will sideline him for at least 4-for-6 weeks. Rice has done all he can at the plate, especially over his last nine games, when he has gone 16-for-36 (.444) with 11 RBI and nine extra-base hits.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Plates three runs Wednesday
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Rice went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in a 7-0 win against the Royals on Wednesday.
Rice opened the scoring with an RBI triple -- his first three-bagger of the season -- in the fourth inning. The slugger added a two-run single in the seventh. With his three RBI, Rice pushed his total to 37 on the campaign, tied for fifth most in the AL. He's added 16 homers, 11 doubles, 40 runs, two steals and an excellent .290/.383/.623 slash line.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Belts two-run homer off Cease
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Rice went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during the Yankees' 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Rice helped give the Yankees the lead for good by smacking a two-run homer off Dylan Cease in the fifth inning. Rice has smacked three home runs over his last five games and is up to 16 homers on the season, tied with Yankees teammate Aaron Judge for third in the majors behind Kyle Schwarber (20) and Munetaka Murakami (17). Rice is slashing .297/.397/.671 with 33 RBI across 184 plate appearances this season.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Swats 15th homer Sunday
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Rice went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's extra-inning loss to the Mets.
Rice opened the scoring in the contest with a solo blast to center field in the third inning. The long ball was his third over his past six games and his 15th overall this season. Rice is tied for fourth in the majors in home runs, is tied for 12th with 31 RBI and leads the league with a 1.077 OPS through 42 games.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Blasts homer No. 14
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Rice went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Friday's 5-2 win over the Mets.
Rice scored his first run of the game in the third inning on a Cody Bellinger single and gave the Yankees another insurance run by hitting a 395-foot homer off Craig Kimbrel in the ninth. Rice remains one of the most productive members of the Yankees' high-scoring offense with a .314/.418/.686 slash line on the season, and his 14 homers put him in a tie with Yordan Alvarez for fourth place on the American League leaderboard.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Swats 13th homer
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Rice went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Orioles on Monday.
Rice got the Yankees going with a two-run blast in the third inning. Those ended up being the only runs the team would score, and Rice finished with two of New York's five total hits. The powerful first baseman went 0-for-13 in his prior three contests after returning from a four-game absence due to a hand injury, but Monday's homer suggests the issue is a thing of the past.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Rejoins lineup Friday
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Rice (hand) will start at first base and bat second in Friday's game versus the Brewers.
Rice missed each of the last four contests while recovering from a left hand contusion, but he's ready to go Friday as the Yankees begin a road trip. The 27-year-old leads all of baseball with a 1.214 OPS this season.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Not starting in series finale
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Rice (hand) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Orioles.
The Yankees will keep Rice on the bench for the series finale after he was removed in the fourth inning of Sunday's 11-3 win due to a left hand contusion, which he sustained while fielding a low pickoff throw. Paul Goldschmidt will draw the start at first base in place of Rice, who told Meredith Marakovits of YES Network that he doesn't expect to do much Monday other than receiving treatment for the hand injury. With that in mind, expect the Yankees to steer away from using Rice as a pinch hitter.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Suffers apparent injury
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Rice was removed from Sunday's game against the Orioles due to an apparent injury, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
Rice started the scoring Sunday with a first-inning solo home run and doubled and scored in the third, but he was replaced in the field for the top of the fourth frame. The 27-year-old is presumably dealing with an injury, but the Yankees have yet to provide an official announcement on his status.
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Yankees' Ben Rice: Goes deep in win
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Rice went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 7-2 win over the Orioles.
Rice broke the game open, giving the Yankees a 5-1 lead with a three-run blast in the second inning. He's posted four multi-hit efforts over his past eight games, with five going for extra bases in that span. It continued what has been an excellent start for the 27-year-old, who owns a .330/.441/.778 slash line with 11 homers, 26 RBI, 27 runs scored and a steal across 127 plate appearances.
