Yankees’ offense stays hot in win over Pirates

Trent Grisham went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI to keep the New York Yankees’ hot start at the plate going during a 10-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.The Yankees won their third in a row while the Pirates dropped back-to-back games heading into Sunday’s series finale.Grisham’s home runs brought the Yankees’ total for the season to 25, which is the most ever by a major league team through its first eight games.After New York’s starter Marcus Stroman labored through the fourth inning, allowing four runs, the Yankees’ lineup responded in the top of the fifth with six runs.Grisham’s second home run was one of the big hits in the inning as he belted a three-run blast off Pirates starter Bailey Falter (0-1) to put New York ahead for good.Falter, who threw 88 pitches, then walked Paul Goldschmidt and surrendered a single to Ben Rice, ending his outing.Anthony Volpe went 2-for-5 and delivered the other big hit of the inning three batters later with a bases-clearing double off reliever Colin Holderman.Falter surrendered seven runs on seven hits and one walk over four innings and struck out five.Grisham’s first homer was a solo blast to right center to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead in the top of the third.

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