Yankees edge Rangers 3‑2 behind Schlittler’s strong start
ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Cam Schlittler pitched six innings of three-hit shutout ball and Aaron Judge and Austin Wells each homered as the New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Park.
Schlittler (4-1) struck out eight and allowed no earned runs. Judge put the Yankees ahead with an RBI double in the first inning, Wells added a solo home run in the seventh and Judge launched his 12th homer in the ninth.
The Rangers mounted a late rally against closer David Bednar. Danny Jansen tripled home a run and scored on Josh Jung’s single, cutting the lead to 3-2. Bednar earned his ninth save.
Jacob deGrom (2-1) took the loss despite allowing one earned run over six innings with five strikeouts. The Yankees outhit the Rangers 5-7 but made their hits count. New York improved to 20-10 while Texas fell to 14-16. Fernando Cruz and Brent Headrick each tossed a scoreless inning of relief for the Yankees.
Attendance was 26,767. The game lasted 2:45.