Jazz Chisholm's solo home run in the eighth inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Guardians at Progressive Field. The game remained deadlocked for five innings before Chisholm's 360-foot shot to right field provided the decisive margin.
Spencer Jones powered New York's early offense with a two-run homer in the second inning, driving in Chisholm on a 443-foot blast to center field. Jones finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, raising his season average to .278. Chisholm went 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one run while collecting his ninth home run of the season.
Cleveland answered immediately in the third inning with two runs to tie the game. Chase DeLauter singled to center to score José Ramírez, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Angel Martínez followed with an infield single to first that brought DeLauter home and knotted the score at 2-2.
Tim Herrin took the loss for Cleveland, allowing Chisholm's go-ahead homer in 1.1 innings of relief work. He surrendered one run on one hit with one walk and one strikeout, falling to 0-2 on the season with a 3.00 ERA. Slade Cecconi started for the Guardians and pitched five innings, allowing two runs on six hits with seven strikeouts.
Fernando Cruz earned his first save of the season for New York, striking out four batters over 1.2 scoreless innings to close out the victory. Camilo Doval picked up the win with one inning of relief, improving to 2-0. The Yankees extended their winning streak to two games and improved to 39-26, while Cleveland dropped to 37-31 after losing their second straight.