Bellinger’s two‑homer game

Cody Bellinger powered the Yankees past the Royals on Saturday, hitting two home runs and driving in five runs in a 13-4 win at Yankee Stadium. (mlb.com) Bellinger finished 3-for-4, and both of his homers were two-run shots against Kansas City in New York’s most lopsided victory of the season. (espn.com) The Yankees broke the game open with a five-run third inning that included home runs from Bellinger, Ben Rice and Amed Rosario. Starter Will Warren struck out 11 Royals over seven innings and improved to 2-0. (mlb.com) The game came one day after the clubs played a tighter opener in the Bronx, and Saturday’s result pushed New York to 12-9 while Kansas City fell to 7-14. (espn.com) Bellinger’s afternoon landed quickly in Major League Baseball’s official highlight package, which featured his two homers, three hits and five runs batted in from the April 18 game. (mlb.com) The burst fit the profile of a hitter with a long home-run track record. Bellinger, 30, entered 2026 with an MVP award, a Rookie of the Year award and five previous seasons of at least 25 home runs. (baseball-reference.com) He is now in his second season with the Yankees after a 2025 campaign in which he hit 29 home runs, his highest total since 2019. (mlb.com) For one Saturday in the Bronx, the box score told the whole story: Bellinger supplied the biggest swings, and the Yankees turned them into a nine-run win. (espn.com)