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07/03 22:25 CDT Ben Rice hits go-ahead 2-run homer as Yankees stop 7-game skid
with 5-2 victory over Twins
Ben Rice hits go-ahead 2-run homer as Yankees stop 7-game skid with 5-2 victory
over Twins
By LARRY FLEISHER
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Ben Rice hit go-ahead two-run homer in the third inning after
a rain delay and the New York Yankees ended a seven-game losing streak with a
5-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.
Trent Grisham hit a leadoff homer and a sacrifice fly in his return from a
strained right hamstring, and Gerrit Cole (3-3) pitched five innings to help
the Yankees end their longest slide since a nine-game skid Aug. 12-22, 2023.
The game was stopped after Cole struck out Brooks Lee to end the third. During
the 53-minute delay, the center field scoreboard showed the end of Argentina's
3-2 extra-time victory over Cape Verde in the World Cup.
Following Grisham's single, Rice snapped a 1-1 tie by hitting rookie starter
Mike Paredes' full-count fastball into the right-field seats. Rice's 24th homer
helped the Yankees win for the fourth time in 15 games and beat the Twins for
the 12th time in the last 14 meetings.
After teammate Carlos Rodn was placed on the 15-day injured list with left
elbow inflammation, Cole allowed two runs and five hits in five innings. The
right-hander struck out seven, walked none and was warming up in the bullpen
when Rice homered.
Jos Caballero added an RBI single in the seventh and scored on Grisham's sac
fly as the Yankees scored more than four runs for the first time in 13 games.
Fernando Cruz retired Royce Lewis with the bases loaded to end the eighth.
David Bednar returned from the paternity list and struck out the side in the
ninth for his 17th save.
Kody Clemens homered in the first inning and Victor Caratini hit an RBI single
in the fourth for the Twins, who lost for only the third time in their last 10
road games. Minnesota played without Byron Buxton for the fourth straight game
because of right hip impingement.
Paredes (0-2) allowed three runs and four hits in four innings.
Up next
RHP Zebby Matthews (4-5, 4.15 ERA) pitches Saturday for Minnesota. Rookie RHP
Brendan Beck (0-0, 6.00) makes his first major league start for the Yankees.
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