WASHINGTON – Gleyber Torres helped the New York Yankees prevent the Washington Nationals from tooting their own horn.Yes, the reigning World Series champs had an actual, honest-to-goodness trumpet in their dugout Sunday.
Alas, their bullpen blew a lead, so the Nationals never got the chance to jazz up a victory celebration with the brass instrument.Facing two of Washington's top relievers, Torres homered in the seventh inning to begin the rally from a two-run hole, then tacked on a go-ahead single in the eighth, lifting New York to a 3-2 victory for wins in two of three games in the season-opening series.
Torres had started 2020 by going 0 for 7 before delivering hits in three consecutive at-bats Sunday. “I felt a little more confident,".