NEW YORK -- The home runs seemed to come a little quicker at the beginning of Gleyber Torres¡¯ career, the Yankees¡¯ infielder readily acknowledges. But as early-season power continues to flow throughout his team¡¯s lineup, everyone seems to be enjoying the surge.

Torres hit his 100th career homer as part of a perfect offensive evening, reaching base five times, and Anthony Rizzo also launched a two-run homer as the Bombers coasted to an 8-1 rout of the winless Phillies on Monday evening at Yankee Stadium.

¡°It feels great; amazing,¡± Torres said. ¡°It¡¯s really special, especially to do it here in Yankee Stadium. It¡¯s great to hit that kind of home run here.¡±

Torres, who hit 24 homers last season, touched the century mark in his 580th career game. He¡¯s the seventh-fastest Yankee to reach the milestone, behind Gary S¨¢nchez (355), Aaron Judge (371), Joe DiMaggio (395), Lou Gehrig (514), Joe Gordon (528) and Mickey Mantle (576).

¡°In 2020 and ¡¯21, I slowed down a little bit, but I hope to get more than a hundred homers and have a really good career,¡± Torres said.

At 26 years and 111 days, Torres is also the seventh-youngest Yankee to hit 100 home runs, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Torres¡¯ blast came in the third inning off Philadelphia starter Taijuan Walker, a Statcast-projected 361-foot shot that carried over the right-field wall.

¡°He¡¯s capable of that,¡± manager Aaron Boone said. ¡°I think his approach has been excellent. I think his at-bat quality has been excellent, punctuated by tonight where he¡¯s on [base] every time and going the other way. He¡¯s got that kind of power.¡±

Torres reached on a run-scoring infield single in the first inning, homered in the third, then walked in his final three plate appearances of the night.

¡°I feel good,¡± Torres said. ¡°I¡¯m trying to be a little bit more patient. Sometimes I¡¯m too aggressive and I start to roll over or strike out a lot. I know strikeouts are part of the game, but this year I¡¯m trying not to strike out a lot. I¡¯m trying to put the ball in play a little bit more.¡±

With starter Nestor Cortes in line for the victory after having twirled five frames of one-run ball, Rizzo joined the power party in New York¡¯s five-run fifth, belting a 387-foot, two-run shot to the second deck in right field off Yunior Marte.

Rizzo¡¯s shot marked the Yanks¡¯ ninth homer so far, which ties for their fourth-most homers through their first four games of a season (12 homers in 2003, 11 in 2011, 10 homers in 1932 and nine in 1957). Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Torres each have two.

¡°I think we¡¯ve been pretty disciplined,¡± Rizzo said. ¡°We¡¯ve had good at-bats. We¡¯re aggressive but also selective. We¡¯ve put pressure on pitchers. It¡¯s been fun.¡±

That fifth inning, in which the Yanks batted around, was a good example. After Rizzo¡¯s homer, Franchy Cordero made Marte pay for a pair of walks by belting his first hit in pinstripes, a two-run double to the gap in right-center field.

¡°This is an amazing team. Look at the lineup,¡± said Cordero, who played the last two seasons with the Red Sox. ¡°I¡¯ve been on the other side, so I know how it feels when the guys are coming up to bat and you¡¯re playing defense.¡±

After a strikeout, Jose Trevino connected for an RBI single and Anthony Volpe walked before DJ LeMahieu skied a ball to right field as the 10th batter of the inning.

¡°It¡¯s contagious, for sure,¡± Rizzo said. ¡°At this time, early in the year, it¡¯s kind of easy to be anxious to get hits. But when you¡¯re taking your walks and getting on base, passing it on, it helps.¡±