Day: April 17, 2017

Bird breaks out, Yanks sweep Cards 9-3 for 7th straight (Sports Betting News)Bird breaks out, Yanks sweep Cards 9-3 for 7th straight (Sports Betting News)

New York Yankees' Ronald Torreyes (74) congratulates Aaron Judge and Chase Headley (12) who both scored on a double by Austin Romine against the St. Louis Cardinals during the eighth inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

While the rest of the Yankees were off to a flying start at home, Greg Bird was still grounded in the batter’s box. Bird busted out of his slump with a long home run that began a perfect night at the plate, and Michael Pineda pitched New York past the staggering St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 for its seventh straight victory. ”That’s the Bird I know,” teammate Aaron Judge said.

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