Going back even further, over his past 46 games, he was batting .193 with a .694 OPS and 10 home runs.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely been going through it here in the second half,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said before Saturday\u2019s loss. \u201cJust getting under some balls or getting on top of balls. Just got to make sure he gets on a line.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rice hit a 105.4 mph flyout to center field in his first at-bat Saturday and later flew out to the warning track in right field, a day after barreling up four balls in another 0-for-4 effort.<\/p>\n
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Ben Rice reacts in frustration after flying out during the eighth inning of the Yankees\u2019 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays on Aug. 15, 2026 in Toronto. AP<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve felt increasingly good,\u201d Rice said after their latest defeat. \u201cOver the last couple series, I feel like the swing has felt good and I\u2019m hitting some balls hard, not getting rewarded for it. Just got to keep going. That\u2019s literally the only thing you can do is just keep going. It\u2019s all you can do in this game.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saturday was a grind for Cam Schlittler, but he still turned it into 5 \u00b9\/\u2083 innings of one-run ball while striking out seven and walking three. <\/p>\n
He finished the day with a 2.19 ERA, keeping pace in the AL Cy Young race before his biggest threat \u2014 Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease \u2014 takes the ball for Sunday\u2019s series finale. Cease enters the start with a 2.40 ERA in 20 \u00b2\/\u2083 fewer innings than Schlittler.<\/p>\n
While Cody Bellinger (hamstring strain) is on track to begin a rehab assignment next week, Boone was mum on when that might be the case for Giancarlo Stanton (calf strain). <\/p>\n
The veteran DH did not make the trip to Toronto, instead staying back at Yankee Stadium to continue his running progression, which now includes the bases \u2014 the stage where Stanton re-injured himself in June.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI know he hit out on the field [Friday] again,\u201d Boone said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t know when he would be ready to start something.\u201d<\/p>\n