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Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-5 on Monday night.
Paul Goldschmidt and Ryan McMahon scored for the Yankees, who won for the first time in four more games this season.
Angel Martinez connected for a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Guardians a 5-4 lead before Goldschmidt’s grounder in the eighth drove in Trent Grisham to tie the game.
With Ali Sanchez as the automatic runner in the 10th, Ben Rice was intentionally walked with one out. Max Schuemann contested a strike called three on a full count and had him return the ball four, loading the bases. The Guardians brought in their infield, but Bellinger’s base hit to left field off Shawn Armstrong (1-1) drove in Sánchez and Rice.
David Bednar (2-3), the Yankees’ seventh pitcher, struck out three in 1 2/3 hitless innings for the win. He struck out five of the six batters he faced.
Martínez was mired in an 8-for-61 slump before his two-run shot to right center off Paul Blackburn in the fifth. It was Martínez’s first homer since May 17 against Cincinnati.
After Rice drew a walk in the first, Goldschmidt connected on a cutter from starter Gavin Williams and drove it into the left field stands. Goldschmidt has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, hitting .314 (16-for-51) with three home runs and 13 RBIs in that span.
McMahon led off the fifth with a shot to left on a low curveball to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.
New York had runners on the corners with one out in the eighth when Cleveland shortstop Brayan Rocchio made a diving save on Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s hard-hit grounder up the middle. Rocchio touched second base with his glove, spun and then kicked out Chisholm first with his right knee to complete the double play.
Associated Press reporting.
