Cody Bellinger powered the New York Yankees to a 4-0 shutout over the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday night, launching a two-run homer in the fourth inning and adding an RBI single later in the game Bellinger’s home run, his ninth of the season, came off Guardians starter Slade Cecconi and broke open a scoreless duel after Aaron Judge’s single set the table.
Yankees starter Max Fried was dominant, allowing just one hit over six innings and striking out seven to notch his eighth win of the year The Guardians’ only early hit came from José Ramírez, who extended his on-base streak to 31 games.
The Guardians threatened in the seventh, loading the bases, but Yankees reliever Tim Hill came in and used his slider to induce two crucial outs, preserving the shutout and quashing Cleveland’s best chance to rally In the bottom of the inning, Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each delivered RBI singles to pad the Yankees’ lead.
The win capped a series victory for New York, marking their eighth series win in the last nine and keeping them hot in the American League.
