Carlos Rodon, Aaron Judge fuel Yankees past Guardians

Carlos Rodon allowed an unearned run over seven innings and Aaron Judge hit an RBI triple, lifting the visiting New York Yankees to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.Rodon (3-3) was sharp again, five days after pitching six innings of two-hit ball in a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.Rodon allowed four hits in his longest outing of the season. He also struck out eight and walked two in an efficient 90-pitch performance that ended with him retiring 14 of the final 15 hitters.Judge hit an RBI triple in his first at-bat, singled in his second trip to the plate and walked in his third plate appearance. He also hit into a double play and struck out with the bases loaded in the seventh to end the day with a .415 average and a 1.247 OPS.Paul Goldschmidt had three hits for the Yankees, including an RBI double in the first inning and a run-scoring single in the second off Cleveland’s Luis Ortiz (2-3).Ben Rice contributed an RBI single and Austin Wells chipped in a run-scoring double as the Yankees won for the seventh time in 10 games.Jose Ramirez hit a single that scored Gabriel Arias on a two-base error by center fielder Cody Bellinger. The Guardians, however, were unable to complete their first sweep at home over the Yankees in a three-game series since Sept. 1970.Ortiz allowed four runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out eight and walked five.

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