Cano Hits Grand Slam in Yankees Win

Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano broke open a 2–1 contest in the third inning Sunday with a grand slam.
Cano Hits Grand Slam in Yankees Win
Nick Swisher was one of three Yankees, along with Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano, to go deep Sunday. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
Dave Martin
5/6/2012
Updated:
10/1/2015
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New York Yankees v Kansas City Royals

Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano broke open a 2–1 contest in the third inning Sunday with a grand slam, the eighth of his career, as the Yankees cruised to a 10–4 win in Kansas City.

The base-clearing home run was just the second of the season for Cano, who hit 28 last year, while the four RBIs doubled his season total.

Just two batters later, Nick Swisher connected for a solo home run, his seventh of the season, that chased Royals starter Luke Hochevar who was charged with seven runs in two and a third innings, raising his ERA to a whopping 9.00 after six starts on the season.

On the other side, Yankees starter Phil Hughes went six and two-thirds innings allowing three runs on six hits while striking out seven Royals to lower his ERA to 6.67.

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Dave Martin is a New-York based writer as well as editor. He is the sports editor for the Epoch Times and is a consultant to private writers.
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