NEW YORK (Interstat) — Colin Holderman pitched effectively and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the New York Yankees 9-4 on Tuesday, June 2, at Yankee Stadium II.

Cleveland scored in five separate innings, taking the lead in the third on a sacrifice fly by Brayan Rocchio. Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer in the fourth. The Guardians added two in the fifth, one in the seventh and three in the eighth. José Ramírez doubled twice, driving in runs in the fifth and seventh. Travis Bazzana doubled in three runs in the eighth.

Paul Goldschmidt homered for the Yankees in the third and added a two-run single in the fourth. The Yankees managed only eight hits. Brent Headrick tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts for New York, while Ryan Yarbrough also pitched a scoreless inning.

Holderman improved to 4-1. Cam Schlittler took the loss, falling to 7-3. The Guardians improved to 35-27; the Yankees dropped to 36-24.

Attendance was 41,045. The game lasted 3 hours, 14 minutes.