The Yankees had this one settled before the sixth inning arrived. Cody Bellinger's two-run homer in the first, a five-run fifth that blew the game open, and a steady start from Carlos Rodon combined to give New York a 10-5 win over the White Sox on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium before 38,558 fans.
Bellinger finished 3-for-4 with a homer, a double, 2 RBI and a walk, carrying the offense from the opening at-bat. Paul Goldschmidt went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and 3 RBI, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a solo shot to right center in the seventh. Rodon worked five innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk on 99 pitches, earning his third win against two losses with a 3.50 ERA.
Bellinger put New York on top immediately, homering to right center in the first as Amed Rosario scored ahead of him. The Yankees added two more in the second — Anthony Volpe tripled to center to score Jose Caballero, then Ali Sanchez singled to right to bring home Volpe. The fifth inning finished it. Jose Caballero singled to right, scoring Bellinger and Jasson Domínguez to push the lead to 6-3, and then Goldschmidt homered to right, scoring Volpe and Sánchez to make it 9-3. Chisholm's solo shot in the seventh extended the margin to 10-3.
Anthony Kay absorbed the loss for Chicago, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits over 4 innings with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk on 86 pitches, falling to 6-2 with a 4.61 ERA. Colson Montgomery provided the lone bright spot for the White Sox, homering twice — a three-run shot to right center in the third that pulled Chicago within 4-3, and a solo homer to center in the eighth. He finished 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI, raising his season totals to 19 home runs and 44 RBI. Sam Antonacci added a solo homer in the ninth for the visitors.
New York extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 44-27, sitting atop its division. The White Sox dropped to 38-33.