Ben Rice, Aaron Judge homer as Yankees open series with 4-2 win over Rangers
The Yankees opened their series against the Rangers with a 4-2 victory at Globe Life Field on Monday night. Ben Rice and Aaron Judge each hit solo home runs, while Max Fried tossed six scoreless innings. Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a third homer for New York, and David Bednar secured the save despite a late rally by Texas. The win highlighted strong offensive production and solid pitching from the Yankees' starter.
- ▪Ben Rice hit his 10th home run of the season, pairing with Aaron Judge to become the third duo in MLB history with 10+ homers in April.
- ▪Aaron Judge reached base in all four plate appearances, including a home run and two doubles, raising his OPS to 1.298 over his last 15 games.
- ▪Max Fried allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five over six shutout innings, improving to six quality starts in seven outings.
- ▪Camilo Doval gave up a solo homer to Joc Pederson in the seventh, increasing his ERA to 6.97 with three home runs allowed in his last four appearances.
- ▪David Bednar earned his eighth save despite allowing an unearned run in the ninth, induced by a Jazz Chisholm Jr. error.
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