New York defeated the Chicago White Sox 10-4 in Chicago, extended a five-game winning streak, and hit three home runs. The Yankees have 33 home runs in their last 10 games and 21 games with 10-plus runs, the most in MLB, and sit 4.0 games behind the idle Blue Jays in the AL East. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run shot, Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a solo homer, and Ben Rice added an RBI single after Anthony Volpe reached on an error and stole second. Starter Will Warren allowed four runs (none earned) over five innings, throwing 93 pitches with three strikeouts. Miguel Vargas hit a grand slam but was injured in the fifth on a throw from third base.
The Yankees hit three more home runs as they defeated the lowly White Sox, 10-4, on Thursday night in Chicago. New York now has 33 home runs in their last 10 games. The Yankees have 21 games with 10-plus runs this season, the most in MLB. Thursday's victory extended their winning streak to five games and they are now 4.0 games behind the idle Blue Jays for first place in the AL East.
Will Warren worked into trouble the first two innings of this one. He escaped back-to-back two-out singles in the first inning but the same wouldn't be said for the second. After Volpe booted a grounder, Warren walked and hit a batter to load the bases with one out. Warren struck out Mike Tauchman, but fell behind Miguel Vargas 2-0 before missing badly on a sinker, and the first baseman deposited the pitch over the wall for a grand slam to tie the game at 4-4.
-A day after smashing six longballs in the series finale against the Nationals, the Yankees got the scoring started early with a two-run shot from Cody Bellinger in the second inning. It's the 41st first-inning homer this season for the Yankees, which leads MLB. Jazz Chisholm Jr. would lead off the second with a solo shot to give the Yankees an early 3-0 lead. Ben Rice would tack on with an RBI single after Anthony Volpe reached on an error and stole second base.
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