Apr 23, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon (55) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images 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.
Judge lifted a booming triple off the center field wall to score Rice for a 1-0 lead Goldschmidt made it 2-0 by lifting a double off the right-center field to easily score Judge.
Rice hit an RBI single off first baseman Carlos Santana’s glove in the second and scored on Goldschmidt’s base hit to left. The Yankees added their first run when Jazz Chisholm Jr. scored on Wells’ double over Steven Kwan’s head in left field after stealing second base.
After getting the first out, Rodon allowed a single to Arias, who scored on Ramirez’s hit when Bellinger overran the ball. The Guardians put two in the second but Rodon struck out Brayan Rocchio and retired Kwan.
Fernando Cruz struck out the side in the eighth and Luke Weaver gave up three warning track fly balls in the ninth to preserve the win.
–Field Level Media
