Yankees Complete Three-Game Sweep of Guardians with 8-4 Victory
The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 8-4 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep, improving to 41-26 and 15 games over .500. The Yankees' bottom-five hitters drove in six runs and scored seven, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. contributing three RBIs and a stolen base despite facing a hostile crowd. The sweep marks the Yankees' first three-game sweep in Cleveland since 2007 and extends their postseason success against AL Central opponents.
The Yankees swept the Guardians in a three-game series with an 8-4 matinee victory at Progressive Field in front of 31,586 fans. The game featured two three-run rallies by New York, with contributions from unlikely sources in the bottom of the lineup. Jazz Chisholm Jr., who hit a game-winning home run the previous day, added a stolen base, two runs scored, and three RBIs despite being booed by the home crowd. Jose Caballero and Trent Grisham each recorded two hits, with Grisham scoring three runs and executing a key sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. Yankees starter Carlos Rodón delivered a quality start with seven strikeouts over six innings, allowing three runs on four hits. The Guardians' rookie pitcher Parker Messick gave up five runs in what became his career-high through 21 starts, as both teams committed defensive miscues throughout the game.
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