An early burst gave the New York Yankees control, and they held off the Los Angeles Angels for a road win. Spencer Jones’ first-inning homer put New York in front, and the Yankees never surrendered the lead.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jones powered the Yankees’ offense throughout the night. He homered in the opening inning, then added another run-scoring single in the ninth, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. also homered as New York built its cushion.
Jones’ homer brought Cody Bellinger home and gave the Yankees the lead. Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s homer expanded it, and Luis García Jr. later drove in Ben Rice with a double-play grounder. After the Angels narrowed the gap on Wade Meckler’s single and Christian Moore’s triple, Trent Grisham’s single brought Jones home in the eighth. Paul Goldschmidt’s sacrifice fly then brought Chisholm home, before Jones’ single brought Bellinger across in the ninth.
Los Angeles answered with Meckler’s run-scoring single and Moore’s triple, but the offense could not complete the comeback. Grayson Rodriguez took the loss after allowing the Yankees’ early pressure to continue through his outing. Gerrit Cole earned the win, and Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick helped preserve the advantage from the bullpen.
The Yankees extended their winning streak, while the Angels absorbed another loss. The game’s character was set early: an opening burst created separation, and New York managed the margin from there.
New York Yankees defeated Los Angeles Angels, 7-3.
- Spencer Jones went 2-for-3 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .245 on the season).
- Jazz Chisholm went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .232 on the season).
- Wade Meckler went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .302 on the season).
- Grayson Rodriguez allowed 4 runs on 7 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 7, and took the loss (4-6) (6.03 ERA).
- Gerrit Cole allowed 3 runs on 8 hits over 5.1 innings, striking out 5, to earn the win (8-7) (3.29 ERA).
- Paul Blackburn allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, striking out 2 (1.62 ERA).
Los Angeles Angels fell to 53-86; New York Yankees improved to 79-60.