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Carlos Rodón pitched six innings of two-hit ball for his fifth straight win, Aaron Judge went 0 for 3 to fall under .400 for the first time in more than a month and the surging New York Yankees earned a three-game series sweep with a 1-0 victory over the Texas Rangers.
The Rangers came to New York. They dodged rain and continued their aversion to scoring runs, losing 1-0 to the Yankees to complete New York’s three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium. The Rangers fell back below .500 to 25-26. Need more details? No? Too bad. We got ‘em:
The Rangers’ pitching staff has to be almost perfect if it wants to win games these days because the offense has been nonexistent. Thursday afternoon was no different. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi was top-notch on the mound,
The difference was Jorbit Vivas’ solo home run off Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi in the fifth, the rookie’s first big-league blast. Vivas’ shot to right traveled 360 feet, a first-pitch fastball over the heart of the plate.
Unbeknownst to Schmidt, the Yankees invited his father, U.S. Marine Corps Colonel Dwight Schmidt, to throw out the game's ceremonial first pitch. Dwight, who was in New York City for Fleet Week, surprised his son at Yankee Stadium and the two exchanged a big embrace before Clarke got the opportunity to catch the first pitch from his father.
If the game ends up postponed, it could create a real scheduling bind for the teams as this is the Rangers’ only scheduled trip to Yankee Stadium. The obvious choice for rescheduling would be Sept. 11, an off day for the Rangers ahead of a series at the New York Mets, but the Yankees are scheduled to play that day against Detroit.
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Sporting News on MSNYankees' 6-foot-6 righty listed as New York's 'most likely' trade chipThe Major League Baseball trade deadline is still two months away, but rest assured, the New York Yankees are already getting their ducks in a row. After completing a sweep of the Texas Rangers on Thursday,
Jacob deGrom achieved a first with the Texas Rangers in his first game back in New York since leaving the New York Mets.