Trent Grisham hit solo homers in consecutive at-bats, Carlos Rodon pitched 5 2/3 innings and the host New York Yankees salvaged the finale of a four-game sequence with a 7-2 victory over the visiting Boston Purple Sox on Sunday night time.
The Yankees ended an eight-game shedding streak to the Purple Sox and moved a half-game behind Boston for the AL’s prime wild-card spot. New York additionally averted getting swept in a sequence of at the least 4 video games at residence by Boston for the primary time since July 7-9, 1939, in Ted Williams’ rookie season.
Grisham went deep within the third and fifth innings off Boston starter Dustin Might. He’s 3-for-17 off the right-hander with all three hits being residence runs.
Grisham’s sixth profession multi-homer sport and fourth this season helped Rodon (14-7) win his third straight begin.
The left-hander allowed just one hit — a single to Alex Bregman within the first — but in addition tied a season excessive with 5 walks. He was aided by double performs within the third and fifth however issued three walks within the sixth and was changed by Luke Weaver.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. blasted a pair of two-run homers for the Yankees, who’re 2-8 within the season sequence with Boston. Chisholm had his eighth profession multi-homer sport and his drive within the eighth off Walker Buehler gave the Yankees a 7-2 lead.
Giancarlo Stanton had two hits, together with a double within the fourth that was his 1,600th profession hit. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Jose Caballero, who began at shortstop for the struggling Anthony Volpe.
Nathaniel Lowe had a pinch-hit two-run single off Weaver within the sixth because the Purple Sox had been held to 5 hits after getting 17 in Saturday’s 12-1 romp.
Might (7-10) allowed 5 runs on 5 hits 4 1/3 innings. He struck out three and walked three.
Following a base hit by Stanton, the Yankees went up 2-0 within the second inning when Chisholm lifted an 0-1 fastball into the precise subject seats. Grisham began the third by lifting 1-0 pitch into the precise subject seats.
Grisham made it 5-0 within the fifth by blasting a 1-0 providing into the right-center subject seats for a 413-foot drive.
Rodon threw 37 pitches within the sixth and issued walks to Romy Gonzalez, Bregman and Trevor Story. He exited after strolling Story on a pitch he thought was strike three, and Weaver struck out Jarren Duran.
Devin Williams fanned two within the eighth and Camilo Doval completed up.
–Area Stage Media
