Gerrit Cole throws 6 scoreless innings for the Yankees in a 3-2 win over
the White Sox
[July 29, 2026]
By MATT CARLSON
CHICAGO (AP) — Gerrit Cole pitched six shutout innings
of four-hit ball and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2
on Tuesday night for their fifth victory in six games.
Anthony Volpe hit an RBI double in the second and scored on Max
Schuemann's two-run double as the Yankees (61-46) moved within 1 1/2
games of AL East-leading Tampa Bay. Jasson Domínguez had two hits and
reached base three times. |
New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe watches his two-run double during the
second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in
Chicago, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) |
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Chase Meidroth hit a two-run homer off New York closer David
Bednar with two outs in the ninth. Bednar then struck out
ex-Yankee Everson Pereira for his 22nd save.
The White Sox have lost four of five, including two consecutive
games to New York. Chicago's lead over second-place Cleveland in
the tight AL Central slipped to 1 1/2 games.
Cole (4-5) was dominant in his 12th start since coming back May
22 from Tommy John surgery. The six-time All-Star right-hander
struck out seven and walked two.
The White Sox threatened Cole only in the fourth, when Munetaka
Murakami doubled and Cole issued two walks to load the bases
before Tristan Peters popped out to end the inning.
Anthony Kay (7-5) allowed three runs on five hits and a walk in
5 1/3 innings. The left-hander struck out seven.
In the second, Volpe’s run-scoring double went off Peters’ glove
as the center fielder jumped high at the wall. Schuemann knocked
in two more runs when he bounced a grounder high over third
base.
Cole helped himself by making a circus catch on Colson
Montgomery’s high popup for the first out of the second inning.
Yankees infielders Amed Rosario and Volpe raced in for the ball.
New York catcher Austin Wells came out and bumped into Cole, but
the right-hander fully extended his left hand and snared the
popup with his glove in front of the mound. Cole stumbled and
the ball flipped up in the air, but he caught it with his bare
hand.
Murakami has reached base safely in a career-best 14 straight
games since he was reinstated from the injured list July 10.
Up next
Yankees RHP Cam Schlittler (10-6, 2.07 ERA) faces White Sox RHP
Davis Martin (9-5, 3.49) on Wednesday.
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