Boone and the Yankees can only hope that Wells’ two-homer night is a sign of things to come, especially entering this weekend’s four-game set with the Boston Red Sox. Their current five-game winning streak and an 8-2 stretch have the Yankees only four games behind the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East.

It was the second lineup in a row that featured young slugger Ben Rice at the catcher spot, with Austin Wells increasingly pushed to the side amid a slump at the plate.

With Rice consistently hitting balls harder than most big leaguers not named Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, his receiving skills steadily improving and Wells’ average down to .208, it looks like the Yankees suddenly have a platoon at catcher.