Yankees edge Guardians 7‑5 in 10 innings at Progressive Field

CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Paul Goldschmidt homered and drove in three runs as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-5 in 10 innings Monday night at Progressive Field.

Goldschmidt’s two-run homer in the first inning staked the Yankees to an early lead. New York added a run in the third on a forceout, then stretched the advantage with single runs in the fifth and eighth innings. After Cleveland tied the game with a three-run third and a two-run sixth on Angel Martínez’s homer, the Yankees pushed two runs across in the top of the 10th on Cody Bellinger’s single.

David Bednar earned the win, improving to 2-3, while Shawn Armstrong took the loss, falling to 1-1. Ben Rice went 2 for 3 for New York.

New York outhit Cleveland 9-7. The Yankees improved to 39-26, while the Guardians dropped to 37-31. Attendance was 29,517. Time of game was 3:41.