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Austin Wells snaps ugly RBI slump with home run in Yankees’ loss

Nypost · · 535 words · By Ryan Dunleavy
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Wells snapped a streak of 50 consecutive plate appearances without an RBI”
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The provided web search results discuss other players (Altuve, Ohtani, Bleday) and do not mention Austin Wells' RBI streak.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jose Altuve added two RBIs to help the Astros snap a four-game skid overall and end a nine-game losing streak against the Mariners. Houston loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth and took the lea…
https://lethbridgeherald.com/sports/national-sports/2026/05/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ohtani went 2-for-4 with two hits, five RBIs, and two walks, extending his hitting streak to three games and recording four plate appearances with on-base. He also blasted extra-base hits in consecuti…
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/05/17/4GYSI2HF…
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web search NEUTRAL — Since being called up from Triple-A on April 26th, JJ Bleday has had only one day off and has now worked his way into the cleanup spot. Bleday has made the most of that playing time in Great American …
https://pitcherlist.com/6-rbi-game-for-jj-bleday-fantasy-hit…
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“the Yankees lost 4-2 to the Rays at the Stadium”
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One source states the Yankees lost 4-2 to the Rays at Tropicana Field, while another source claims the Yankees beat the Rays 4-2. The claim specifically mentions 'at the Stadium' (implying Yankee Stadium), but the evidence points to Tropicana Field.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Yankees lost 4–2 on Sunday afternoon to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field .In a surprising scheduling quirk the Yankees have an off day today on Memorial Day and will start a 3-game series aga…
https://medium.com/pinstripestateofmind/the-yankees-lost-4-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York has won 17 of its last 19 games, and its 50-17 record is the best in the majors since the Seattle Mariners in 2001. The Yankees opened a 12-game lead over second-place Toronto, while Tampa Ba…
https://pinstripesnation.com/the-yankees-beat-the-rays-4-2-i…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VegY9fn8qJ8
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“The 392-blast to right-center field was just the sixth hit and first RBI of May for Wells”
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One source mentions a home run since April 28th and another mentions a double in AAA, but there is no corroboration across multiple sources for the specific 'sixth hit and first RBI of May' statistic.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... As Austin Wells gets his first extra-base hit in AAA, a double ... hit .303 with 32 home runs and 106 RBIs. Instead, Wells' setup this ...
https://www.facebook.com/yesnetwork/posts/austin-wells-tells…
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago ... Grisham hit 34 last year. Well hit 21. Will hits a home run every 20 ABs the past two years. Bagwell after a few goes Grisham hit 30 last year ( ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYqTQS4xKH7/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched six scoreless innings in his return from elbow ligament replacement surgery but shortstop José ...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/the-rays-rally-fo…
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“Wells, who has lost playing time to fellow left-handed-hitting catcher J.C. Escarra”
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An Instagram post mentions both Wells and JC Escarra in the context of defense and production, but this is a social media mention rather than a corroborated news report.
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... He had 2 homeruns in WBC for DR and Vlad Jr was in a slump too before he got it going and he was playing for DR in WBC tournament with Tatis ...
https://www.facebook.com/wfan660/posts/evan-says-austin-well…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... Now, while him and JC Escarra play amazing defense, you need some production behind the plate there. And I mean, JC Escarra isn't doing any ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYda93YEsYo/
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 1, 2025 ... Since then, he has been the fifth-most valuable defensive player in baseball, and the sixth-most valuable catcher, according to FanGraphs.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NYYankees/comments/1n62h0d/austin_w…
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“Gerrit Cole, who made his first start since Oct. 30, 2024”
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The search results for 'Gerrit' returned information about software code review tools, not the baseball player Gerrit Cole.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit (/ ˈɡɛrɪt / GERR-it) is a free, web-based team code collaboration tool. Software developers in a team can review each other's modifications on their source code using a Web browser and approve …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_(software)
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit is a web-based code review system that enables teams to collaborate on Git repositories with powerful patchset based review workflows, fine-grained permissions, and seamless integration with CI…
https://www.gerritcodereview.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Gerrit Code Review Gerrit is a code review and project management tool for Git based projects. Objective Gerrit makes reviews easier by showing changes in a side-by-side display, and allowing inline c…
https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit
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“his whiff rate has climbed to 33 percent and his squared-up percentage has dropped to 21 percent, according to Baseball Savant”
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The search results provided are dictionary definitions of the word 'according' and do not contain Baseball Savant data for Austin Wells.
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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accordin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/according
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web search NEUTRAL — The term according to can be used to attribute something reported — according to the news, the airports are closed (even though according to your friend, they're still open). It also refers to agreeme…
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/According
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“Wells is hitting .169 with four home runs and six RBIs in 118 at-bats”
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While Wikipedia and Baseball-Reference are cited as sources for Wells' general stats, the specific numbers (.169 AVG, 4 HR, 6 RBI in 118 AB) are not present in the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Wells attended Bishop Gorman High School, and played catcher for the baseball team. As a junior, he was named the Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year and a second team All-American by USA Today and pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Wells
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web search NEUTRAL — Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Austin Wells. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-re…
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wellsau01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Expected Home Runs Adjusted + View Standard Expected Home Runs Expected Home Runs by Park Adjusted Note: xHR tells how many of this player's batted balls would have been out of other stadiums. The "Ad…
https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/austin-wells-66…
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“Trent Grisham grounded out and Aaron Judge flew out to the warning track”
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The evidence shows Grisham grounding out in a game against the Orioles and Judge hitting a home run against the Angels, but does not confirm both events happening in the ninth inning of the same game as described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Judge drops his bat after hitting a solo home run during the first inning of the Yankees’ comeback win over the Angels. Robert Sabo for NY Post.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/yankees-rally-ninth-help-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tension is high in the Bronx as the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles battle it out, tied 2-2. Yankees outfielder Trent Grisham grounds out to end the i...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpTK1MuOhP0
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web search NEUTRAL — Elmer Rodríguez had a similar start to his game, with the first two batters grounding out to shortstop Anthony Volpe. Judge’s counterpoint on the Mets’ in the ‘generational player’ department, Juan So…
https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-scores/94778/mets…
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“Cole... navigate six scoreless innings and 72 pitches in his clean return from Tommy John surgery”
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One AP report mentions Gerrit Cole pitched six scoreless innings in his return from elbow ligament replacement surgery, but the specific pitch count (72) is not corroborated by other sources in the provided evidence.
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