Paul Goldschmidt capped a five-run fifth inning by hitting a three-run homer and the New York Yankees extended their home winning streak over the Chicago White Sox to eight games with a 10-5 victory on Wednesday night.

The Yankees won their fourth straight and 15th in 20 games. New York also improved to 9-4 in 13 games since losing Aaron Judge to a fractured right rib and has outscored Chicago 22-7 in the first two games of the series.

Goldschmidt homered for the third time in four games and hit his 11th of the season, surpassing his total from 2025. He gave the Yankees a 9-3 lead by lifting a 1-1 fastball from Tyler Davis into the right field seats.

Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer off Chicago’s Anthony Kay (6-2) to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Bellinger finished a triple shy of the cycle and registered his fifth three-hit game this season.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a leadoff homer in the seventh as the Yankees scored double-digit runs for the ninth time.

Jose Caballero hit a two-run single in the fifth as the Yankees finished with 13 hits after totaling 16 in Tuesday’s 12-2 rout. Anthony Volpe hit an RBI triple and Ali Sanchez contributed an RBI single in the second.

Colson Montgomery hit a three-run homer off Carlos Rodon (3-2) in the third to get the White Sox within one run before the Yankees pulled away. Montgomery notched his first career multi-homer game when he connected on a solo shot in the eighth off Paul Blackburn.

Rookie Sam Antoncacci homered in the ninth as the White Sox fell to 5-5 in a stretch of 11 straight games against the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Dodgers and Yankees.

Rodon improved to 4-0 in four starts against his former team. allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings. The left-hander struck out seven and walked one.

Rodon pitched with runners on base in each inning. He protected a one-run lead by getting three straight strikeouts to strand a runner in the fourth and retired Montgomery on a groundout with a runner on to end the fifth.

Kay gave up four runs on six hits in four innings. Sean Newcomb allowed three runs in the fifth, when he exited after a Volpe liner hit him in the left triceps.

–Field Level Media

Luis Arraez homered and drove in four runs and Carson Whisenhunt tossed five solid innings in his season debut on Wednesday to help the visiting San Francisco Giants post a 7-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves in the second game of a doubleheader.

Whisenhunt (1-0) allowed two runs on six hits while striking out two and walking two in his first game since being called up from Triple-A Sacramento on Wednesday morning. Willy Adames and Bryce Eldridge both hit solo home runs for the Giants, who won 7-2 in the opener on Wednesday and won their third straight overall.

J.R. Ritchie (1-2) threw five innings of five-hit, five-run ball, striking out four and walking three for the scuffling Braves, who dropped their sixth game in seven tries. Carlos Carrasco allowed two runs across four innings in relief.

After Arraez began the first inning with a walk, Rafael Devers drove in the Giants’ first run with a two-out double.

Atlanta threatened in the bottom of the first, as Mauricio Dubon began the frame with a walk and Ozzie Albies laced a two-out single. After Whisenhunt’s wild pitch advanced both runners, Austin Riley’s fly out to center ended the inning.

Adames began the second with his 13th homer of the season to double the Giants’ lead. Three batters later, Arraez connected on a two-run shot to give the visitors a 4-0 lead.

San Francisco continued the onslaught as Eldridge launched another homer to push the margin to five.

In the sixth, Matt Olson, Albies and Riley each singled to cut the Braves’ deficit to 5-1.

JT Brubaker then relieved Whisenhunt. Two batters later, Dominic Smith’s sacrifice fly made it 5-2.

Olson singled off Sam Hentges to begin the eighth. Ryan Walker then entered in relief and struck out Albies. Riley singled to bring the tying run to the plate.

From there, Eli White flew out and Rowdy Tellez struck out to leave the margin at three.

Casey Schmitt singled and Drew Gilbert was hit by a pitch in the ninth. Two batters later, Arraez drove in both runners with a single to give the Giants a 7-2 lead.

In the bottom of the ninth, Matt Gage allowed Jair Camargo’s two-out double and Dubon’s two-run homer, pulling the Braves within three. After Drake Baldwin and Olson both singled, Gage was replaced by Tristan Beck.

A wild pitch then cut the Giants lead to two, but Beck retired Albies and got Riley to strike out to end the game.

–Field Level Media

Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich homered as the Milwaukee Brewers downed the visiting Cleveland Guardians 9-4 on Wednesday.

Milwaukee jumped out to a 5-0 lead, with three runs in the first and two in the second before Daniel Schneemann brought the Guardians within one by hitting a grand slam in the fourth off Brandon Sproat.

Chourio answered in the bottom half with a two-run homer off Gavin Williams (9-4) to put the Brewers up 7-4. The homer was Chourio’s sixth in his past seven games and his 10th of the year.

Milwaukee’s highly touted shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt, who recently signed an eight-year, $50.75 million contract, produced his first career hit in the second inning and added an RBI single in the eighth that made it 9-4. Pratt went 0-for-3 in his debut on Tuesday.

The NL Central-leading Brewers moved a season-high 19 games above .500 with their third win in a row and second straight to open the three-game series.

Milwaukee reliever Chad Patrick (4-3) threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out seven of the 12 batters he faced. He yielded one hit and one walk.

Cleveland lost for the sixth time in eight games. The Guardians, with regulars Chase DeLauter, Jose Ramirez and Angel Martinez all on the injured list, managed just three hits.

Williams allowed seven runs on seven hits in five innings. He fanned four and walked two. Daniel Espino pitched a perfect sixth inning in his major league debut, striking out two.

The Brewers tagged Williams in the first. Yelich opened with his fifth home run. William Contreras and Jake Bauers drew consecutive two-out walks, and Sal Frelick followed with a two-run double to center.

Milwaukee made it 5-0 in the second. Pratt led off the frame with a single, advanced on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Yelich’s single. One out later, Brice Turang doubled in Yelich.

Sproat retired the first nine batters he faced before the Guardians loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth, sandwiching two walks around a single by Kyle Manzardo. Rhys Hoskins struck out, but Schneemann then drove a 2-2 pitch 386 feet to right for his sixth homer and second grand slam of the season.

Sproat retired one more hitter before exiting with a right hamstring cramp. He gave up four runs on two hits in 3 2/3 innings, amassing two walks and six strikeouts.

–Field Level Media