NEW YORK -- Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman was scheduled to pitch during Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Angels. But he had struggled so badly in his previous eight starts -- 28 earned runs in his last 36 2/3 innings -- that manager Aaron Boone decided to push him back a couple of days to work on his mechanics. The skipper wanted Stroman to be better engaged with the lower part of his body.

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“Everything athletically speaking starts from the ground up, and I think he was probably getting a little bit out of his legs,” Boone said. “It’s something he has worked on with a couple of bullpens that he has had. Hopefully, that translates in just being a little more crisper with his stuff and then ultimately his stuff.”

Stroman was much better Sunday afternoon in an 8-7 victory over the Rangers at Yankee Stadium. He shut out Texas for five innings while allowing three hits. He left the game in the sixth inning after walking Josh Smith to start the frame and allowing an RBI double to Corey Seager. Right hander Jake Cousins entered the game and struck out three batters around a single to Josh Jung.

Stroman received plenty of run support, highlighted by two home runs from Juan Soto, while Aaron Judge hit his 299th career home run.

Soto hit his first homer of the day in the third inning off Andrew Heaney, a monster shot into the right-center-field bleachers. Four innings later, Soto tagged Andrew Chafin for his 30th homer of the season. It marked the third time Soto has reached the 30-homer plateau.

Judge followed Soto in the seventh and mashed the ball over the right-center-field fence for his 42nd homer of the season.