The New York Yankees (70-49) held off the Texas Rangers (55-63), 8-7, on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium to take two of three in the series and finish 5-4 on the homestand.
Juan Soto crushed two home runs, hitting the 30-homer mark for the third time in his seven-year big-league career. Aaron Judge followed Soto’s second with a solo shot, his Major League-leading 42nd.
Giancarlo Stanton opened the scoring with a sacrifice fly and drilled his 20th long ball of the season, a three-run blast. DJ LeMahieu collected two hits and a sacrifice fly.
Marcus Stroman tossed five innings of one-run ball while scattering four hits.
The bullpen struggled for a second straight day as each reliever gave up at least a run, including Mark Leiter Jr., who allowed three runs on a pair of homers. Clay Holmes recorded a four-out save despite surrendering a run and throwing 45 pitches.
The Yankees will begin a six-game road trip on Monday in Chicago when they face the White Sox (28-91) at 8:10 p.m. Luis Gil will take the ball for New York.
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