Trent Grisham's grand slam put the game out of reach early as the Yankees defeated the White Sox, 10-2, in Chicago on Friday night.
The win extends New York's winning streak to six games and with Toronto's loss earlier in the night, they are now 3.0 games back in the AL East.
Here are the takeaways…
-The Yankees had the bases loaded with no outs (all on walks) in the first inning off of former pitcher Yoendrys Gomez, but could only scratch across a run thanks to a GIDP by Ben Rice.
It wouldn't be the only time Yankees hitters couldn't get the clutch hit. In the fourth, the Yankees had two on and no out, but Ryan McMahon and Anthony Volpe struck out before Austin Wells walked to load the bases. But unlike his teammates, Trent Grisham came through with a 387-foot grand slam to give the Yankees a 5-0 lead.
–Carlos Rodon made his return to the southside of Chicago for the first time as a visiting pitcher on Friday and he was effective. A White Sox hitter didn't get into scoring position until the fifth, when the southpaw got into trouble. Two singles and a soft hit ball fielder's choice allowed Chicago to push across their first run.
The White Sox would get ducks on the pond in the sixth inning, but Rodon worked out of a two-runner jam to complete the quality start. The Yankees southpaw tossed 97 pitches (58 strikes) across six innings, allowing one earned run on seven hits and two walks while striking out five batters.
-Volpe, a day after getting two hits in the series opener, was hitless in his first two at-bats, but came up in the sixth inning with runners on first and second and no outs and lined a single to drive in the Yankees' sixth run of the game. A batter later, Wells hit a single of his own to drive in another run. Rice capped off the inning with a two-out single to push the Yankees' lead to 8-1.
Volpe wasn't done, though. In the seventh, the shortstop slammed a 406-foot blast to center field to drive in two runs. Volpe finished 2-for-4 with three RBI. In the first two games of the Chicago series, Volpe is 4-for-7 with four RBI.
-The Yankees' bullpen wasn't perfect like they were on Thursday, but it was still effective. The combination of Fernando Cruz, Tim Hill and Camilo Doval got the final nine outs, allowing just one run. Here's how the bullpen breakdown went:
- Cruz: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K
- Hill: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 K
- Doval: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 BB
Game MVP: Trent Grisham
The Yankees were leaving runners on left and right, but Grisham's grand slam put the game away early.
Highlights
TRENT GRISHAM GRAND SLAM!!!!! pic.twitter.com/xXoOXFFZpA
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 30, 2025
Anthony Volpe hits an RBI single 💪 pic.twitter.com/wkpgrtGd0w
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 30, 2025
Austin Wells tacks on another! pic.twitter.com/t0tlQJz4Gj
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 30, 2025
Ben Rice brings home Anthony Volpe! pic.twitter.com/vxFlKI5axa
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 30, 2025
Anthony Volpe homers to dead center! pic.twitter.com/e8dmm0csJD
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 30, 2025
What's next
The Yankees and White Sox play the third of their four-game set on Saturday evening. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m.
Cam Schlittler (2-2, 2.76 ERA) will take the mound against Shane Smith (4-7, 3.87 ERA).
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