Guardians edge Yankees 5‑4 behind Manzardo, Hoskins

NEW YORK (Interstat) — Kyle Manzardo went 3 for 4 with a home run and Rhys Hoskins added a homer and three RBIs as the Cleveland Guardians beat the New York Yankees 5-4 on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium II.

Cleveland scored single runs in the second, sixth and eighth innings and added two in the fourth. The Yankees answered with one run each in the second, fourth, sixth and ninth but could not complete the comeback.

Gavin Williams pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs while striking out six to improve to 9-3. Gerrit Cole took the loss, yielding six hits and four earned runs in 5 1/3 frames. Cade Smith earned his 21st save despite giving up a run in the ninth.

Jose Ramirez also went 3 for 4 with a homer for the Guardians, who outhit New York 9-5. The attendance was 37,683 and the game lasted 2 hours, 37 minutes. Cleveland improved to 36-27 while the Yankees fell to 36-25.