Bellinger and Goldschmidt Homer as Surging Yankees Beat White Sox 10-5

Cody Bellinger hit an early two-run homer and came one hit shy of the cycle, while Paul Goldschmidt contributed a three-run drive as the surging New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night at the Bronx. The victory marked the Yankees' fourth consecutive win and their ninth triumph in 13 games since Aaron Judge suffered a fractured right rib. New York extended its AL East lead to 3½ games ahead of Tampa Bay, equalling its largest advantage in the division.

Bellinger finished with three hits for the fifth time this season, doubling in the third inning and starting a five-run fifth-inning rally with a single. Goldschmidt's three-run homer in that pivotal fifth inning was his 11th of the season, already surpassing his total from 146 games in the previous season. Jazz Chisholm Jr. added to the offensive display with a seventh-inning homer that extended New York's lead to 10-3, becoming the fifth Yankees player to reach double-digit homers this year.

The Yankees' strong performance came after NBA champion New York Knicks players Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart threw out ceremonial first pitches. Beyond the home run barrage, José Caballero contributed a two-run single in the fifth, Anthony Volpe added an RBI triple in the second, and Ali Sánchez recorded an RBI single and reached base three times overall.

Carlos Rodón, pitching against his former team, limited Chicago to three runs and seven hits across five innings while striking out seven and walking one, earning his third win. White Sox pitcher Anthony Kay was charged with four runs on six hits in four innings. Colson Montgomery hit two solo homers for Chicago—a three-run blast in the third and another in the eighth for his first career multihomer game—while Sam Antonacci added a ninth-inning solo shot. The White Sox suffered their ninth consecutive loss, falling to 5-5 during a challenging 11-game stretch against divisional rivals.

The series concludes Thursday night with Chicago's RHP Sean Burke (3-4, 4.15 ERA) facing New York's LHP Ryan Weathers (2-5, 4.36 ERA).