For the second straight night, the Yankees rode their offense to a fairly straight-forward win over the White Sox. Led by hits from all nine starters and home runs from Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, and Jazz Chisholm Jr., the Yankees cracked double digits as they put up another 10 runs on the White Sox. Carlos Rodón was a bit iffy, but that didn’t matter much, as the Yankees’ offense was on top of it all night.
As the Yankees continue to do pretty well despite missing Aaron Judge, let’s see if
they got any help in the standings on Wednesday, as it’s time for today’s edition of the Rivalry Roundup.
Los Angeles Dodgers (48-27) 5, Tampa Bay Rays (41-30) 4
The Yankees’ win allowed them to gain even more ground in the AL East, thanks to what happened out west. The Rays loaded the bases in the ninth while down a run, but the Dodgers held on by the skin of their teeth, finishing off a sweep of Tampa Bay.
Facing the Rays’ Shane McClanahan, LA struck first, scoring runs on RBI singles from Alex Call and Alex Freeland in the fourth. However, Tampa Bay was able to get to Shohei Ohtani, who was seen at one point during the game with a bloody finger, as he deals with a blister issue. Led by run-scoring hits from Yandy Díaz and Richie Palacios, the Rays put up a four spot in the top of the fifth to take the lead for themselves.
However, despite more chances, those ended up being the only runs Tampa Bay scored for the game. The Dodgers got one run back in the bottom of the fifth, and Freddie Freeman homered to give LA the lead back in the sixth.
In the ninth, Dodgers’ reliever Alex Vesia gave Tampa Bay a shot, as he walked the bases loaded. However, he eventually got Cedric Mullins to strike out to preserve the Dodgers’ sweep.
Other Games
- Toronto Blue Jays (36-38) 3, Boston Red Sox (29-42) 0: Using a bullpen game, seven Blue Jays pitchers combined to shutout the Red Sox. Toronto’s offense wasn’t especially efficient themselves, as they scored just three runs on eight hits, but a two RBI game from Vladmir Guerrero Jr. provided enough offense to get them the win. Meanwhile, Boston went 0-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 13 on base, as they completely failed to figure out any of the many Toronto pitchers over the nine innings.
- Milwaukee Brewers (45-26) 9, Cleveland Guardians (39-35) 4: The Brewers jumped on Guardians starter Gavin Williams early and rode that to a win on Wednesday night. Christian Yelich homered in the first and added an RBI hit in the following inning, as Milwaukee jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings. The Guardians put up a four spot in the fourth to briefly making things close again. However, the Brewers immediately answered in the bottom half of that inning, and kept Cleveland off the board for the remainder of the game.
- Baltimore Orioles (35-40) 5, Seattle Mariners (38-37) 3: A late Mariners rally came up short, as they ended up falling to the Orioles despite a couple home runs in the ninth. A two-run homer from Gunnar Henderson and a 12-strikeout start from Kyle Bradish gave the O’s enough of a cushion that they were able to withstand Seattle’s late charge.
