The Yankees salvaged a collection and prevented a sweep on Sunday, as they defeated the Phillies, 4-3, within the Bronx.
Such a end result appeared unlikely for the embattled Bombers within the second inning, as Philadelphia took an early lead after Nick Castellanos and Otto Kemp hit solo residence runs off Carlos Rodón. Nonetheless, Zack Wheeler, who solely wanted 5 pitches to get via the primary, had his personal tough second body, permitting a single to Giancarlo Stanton earlier than hitting Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jasson Domínguez.
Ryan McMahon, taking part in in simply his second sport with the Yankees after being acquired from the Rockies on Friday, adopted with a game-tying, two-run double for his first ribbies in pinstripes.
Austin Wells then gave the Yankees the lead with a sac fly earlier than Trent Grisham added an RBI single.
Kemp hit one other solo shot off Rodón within the fifth to make it a one-run sport, however issues may have gone a lot worse for the southpaw after he permitted an Edmundo Sosa single and walked Weston Wilson. Rodón responded by hanging out Johan Rojas for the inning’s first out earlier than McMahon slid to his knees for a grounder and threw out the speedy Trea Turner, stopping a single. Cody Bellinger then made an off-balance catch on the proper discipline wall to finish the inning.
McMahon, acquired as a result of he’s one in every of baseball’s greatest defensive third basemen, additionally made a leaping catch within the fourth inning, in addition to a diving cease in his Yankees debut on Saturday.
Rodón, in the meantime, totaled 4 hits, one stroll and eight strikeouts whereas giving up three earned runs over 5.1 innings and 90 pitches. The Yankees’ beleaguered bullpen, in want of upgrades earlier than the commerce deadline, then stored the Phillies off the board.
The Yankees almost had one other run within the fourth, as Bellinger led the inning off with a triple because of some shoddy protection from Castellanos in proper.
Nonetheless, Bellinger ended the inning by getting thrown out at residence plate after Chisholm softly lined a ball to Rojas in middle. Rojas fired a excessive throw residence, however J.T. Realmuto jumped for the ball earlier than rapidly making use of a tag to Bellinger’s neck. Bellinger didn’t have probably the most environment friendly slide, as his main legs fully missed residence plate earlier than he swiped it along with his left hand.
Regardless of although, because the Yankees had been nonetheless capable of enhance to 57-48 on the season. With the Blue Jays dropping to the Tigers on Sunday, Aaron Boone’s ballclub is now 5.5 video games out of first place within the American League East with a divisional matchup towards the Rays on deck.
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