The next batter, Ceddanne Rafaela, also hit one back to Gil, who turned and threw to second for the force play, but Jazz Chisholm Jr. threw wildly to first to allow Rafaela to advance to second for the second error of the inning.

The Yankees survived a sloppy second inning in which they committed three errors, limiting the damage to one run. They wriggled out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the fifth, surrendering just a sacrifice fly.

José Caballero knew on contact that Ben Rice’s monster swing would result in a ball in the seats. With one out, runners on the corners and the New York Yankees trailing by two in the top of the fourth,

J.C. Escarra's demotion didn't alter Austin Wells' role with the Yankees, despite Aaron Boone not having announced it. Still, it's clear that when Aaron Judge a

Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice crank back-to-back homers to increase the Yankees' lead to 8 runs in the top of the 4th inning

Yankees first. Trent Grisham homers to right field. Ben Rice grounds out to second base, Brandon Lowe to Bob Seymour. Aaron Judge walks. Cody Bellinger flies out to center field to Jake Mangum.

Paul Goldschmidt’s Yankees tenure looks short-lived as Ben Rice emerges as the franchise’s next long-term first baseman.

Prior to Saturday night, there was only one first baseman who had multiple seven-RBI games for the Yankees, and his name was Lou Gehrig. He had nine, for the record. Now Rice has two. He joins the multi-7-RBI-game club. The Yankees needed all of that Rice production in a crazy 12-8 win over the Cardinals.