CLEVELAND (Interstat) — Spencer Jones homered to cap a two-run second inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-2 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Progressive Field in front of 27,154.

Jones drove in both runs with his first-inning blast, scoring Jazz Chisholm Jr. The Yankees added an insurance run in the eighth. Cleveland answered with two runs in the third on RBI singles by Chase DeLauter and Angel Martínez, but could not tie the game.

Camilo Doval (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the win. Tim Herrin (0-2) allowed the decisive run in the eighth and took the loss. Fernando Cruz earned his first save with 1 2/3 hitless innings, striking out four.

Slade Cecconi struck out seven over five innings for the Guardians, allowing two earned runs on six hits. Gerrit Cole gave up two runs on five hits in four innings for New York.

The Yankees improved to 40-26, while the Guardians dropped to 37-32. The game lasted 3 hours, 2 minutes.