The Yankees lineup was asleep for most of the game, but three late home runs pushed them to a 4-2 win over the Nationals on Saturday afternoon.

Just like the opener, the Yankees leaned on the long ball to drive in runs. Ryan McMahon, who didn't start but pinch-hit early for Amed Rosario, smashed a 416-foot shot to get the Yankees on the board in the eighth. Two batters later, Trent Grisham gave the Yankees the lead with a two-run shot.

Paul Goldschmidt went back-to-back with Grisham to cap off the comeback as the Yankees run their winning streak to three games.

Here are the takeaways...

-Cam Schlittler's day got off to a tough start. James Wood smashed Schlittler's first pitch over the wall. Curtis Mead would also go deep, putting the Yankees in an early 2-0 hole. Both homers came on fastballs up in the zone.

It was an uncharacteristic game for Schlittler, who walked four batters, which forced him to pitch out of trouble multiple times. But the first-time All-Star settled down, leaving after two outs in the seventh.

Schlittler allowed two runs on four hits, four walks while striking out six across his 6.2 innings of work.

-The bullpen immediately got into trouble. Brent Headrick came in with two outs in the seventh for Schlittler and allowed back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases. Headrick struck out CJ Abrams to end the Nationals threat and preserve the two-run deficit.

-The Yankees had trouble with RISP for the second game in a row. After going 0-for-5 in those situations on Friday, they went 0-for-8 with RISP and left seven on base.

-David Bednar, after pitching two innings on Friday, locked down the save, allowing one base runner in an otherwise clean ninth.

-Ben Rice continued his hot streak, going 2-for-2 with two walks.

Game MVP: Trent Grisham

Grisham's blast put the Yankees up for good.

Here are the takeaways...

Game MVP: Trent Grisham

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