CHICAGO — Joey Gallo said it was “weird” to look at the scoreboard after Sunday’s 5-1 win over the White Sox and see only two hits.
“It felt like we had way more hits than that,’’ Gallo said.
They won a game with just two hits for the first time since 2018, when they beat the Tigers.
More importantly, Gallo’s turnaround at the plate continued, as he homered for the second time in three games and also drew a walk that sparked a three-run rally in the second inning.
He also had his first multi-RBI game of the year, driving in a pair to give him seven on the season.
But Gallo was just as pleased by the two-out walk against Michael Kopech as he was with the ninth-inning home run off Jose Ruiz that provided some cushion for the Yankees.
“Walks are not as valued, but can start innings like that,’’ Gallo said. “It gives the next guy a chance. Sometimes you don’t need to swing and you can help the team out.”
Joey Gallo reacts after his two-run homer. Getty ImagesIsiah Kiner-Falefa followed with a single and Jose Trevino a walk before Aaron Hicks and DJ LeMahieu drew walks that forced in runs.
Gallo then blasted his fifth homer of the season in the top of the ninth, also with two outs. It was a 109-mph shot into the seats in right that scored Josh Donaldson.
“That was the exclamation point there at the end for some breathing room,’’ Aaron Boone said.
In his last 11 games, Gallo is 9-for-30 with three homers, four RBIs, six runs, seven walks and eight strikeouts.
His average has crept up over .200 (.202) and his OPS has gone from .525 to .699 (the highest it’s been all year) during this stretch.
“I feel good,’’ Gallo said. “I’ve felt pretty good all year. I’m getting some results now, which is good.”
As the Yankees look for more production out of the bottom of the lineup, with Kiner-Falefa struggling and Trevino and Kyle Higashioka not doing much offensively, getting more out of Gallo in the six-hole, as well as Aaron Hicks in the No. 9 spot would help.






