18 Didi Gregorius SS

Gregorius went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in Sunday's victory over the Blue Jays.

Gregorius' excellent display of hitting continued Sunday as he hit his sixth home run of the season. The 28-year-old has now collected at least one hit in six consecutive games, over which he's driven in seven runs. Since the start of the season, Gregorious has played in 20 games and posted a stellar .333/.442/.742 line.

Gregorius went 2-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and three runs in the Yankees' 12-1 win over the Marlins on Monday.

While the tandem of Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are the most feared sluggers in the New York lineup, it's Gregorius who leads the team with five home runs on the season following Monday's power binge. The long balls weren't wall scrapers either, as Gregorius' two-run bomb in the fourth inning reached the second deck, while his solo shot in the seventh off lefty Chris O'Grady cleared the right-center wall by an estimated 30 feet. Gregorius' credentials as a power hitter weren't in much doubt after back-to-back 20-homer seasons, but the 28-year-old looks as though he might not have peaked yet based on the early returns in 2018.

Gregorius is out of the lineup Sunday against the Orioles, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.

It's the first day off of the season for Gregorius, who has been an anchor in the New York lineup this season through nine games with a .367 average, three home runs and 10 RBI. With Gregorius getting a breather, Ronald Torreyes will step in at shortstop and bat ninth.

Gregorius went 2-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and a stolen base in Friday's 7-3 extra-inning loss to the Orioles.

His third homer of the season tied things at 3-3 in the eighth inning, sending the game to extra innings, and Gregorius nearly won it in the 11th by scampering home from third base on a wild pitch, only to get called out as Mychal Givens made a spectacular sliding block of home plate as he grabbed Caleb Joseph's relay throw. Gregorius has been the Yankees' best player out of the gate, and overshadowed by his power display has been his improved patience -- he already has six walks through eight games after drawing only 25 free passes all of last year. The 29-year-old is coming off a career-best campaign in 2017, but he may not have reached his ceiling as an offensive player yet.

Gregorius went 4-for-4 with two home runs, a double, eight RBI and three runs during Tuesday's 11-4 win over Tamp Bay.

Hitting behind Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton is a cushy gig on paper, and Gregorius certainly cashed in Tuesday. While the shortstop is still a potential decline candidate following his breakout 2017 campaign, his position in the heart of the New York lineup is almost guaranteed to soften the blow -- if there's one at all. Just note that Gregorius hit sixth against lefty J.A. Happ on Opening Day, so there's potential he bats further down the lineup against southpaws.