Yankees' Reactions: Yanks Blow out White Sox For Second Straight Game
Carlos Rodon earns win as New York's Offense records double-digit runs for the second straight game.
NEW YORK — Instant Reaction to the Yankees’ (45-27) 10-5 win over the White Sox (38-34) at Yankee Stadium.
Carlos Rodón did not have his best outing of 2026 today. He pitched five innings, giving up three earned runs, but left with the lead and earned the win.
The three runs all came off of one swing, a three-run home run on an 0-2 count off the bat of Colson Montgomery. It was a hanging slider in the zone. Just a bad pitch with two outs and the count he was in. Rodon struck out seven, but there was traffic all game.
The Yankees offense got started in the first inning with a two-out double by Amed Rosario and a two-run home run by Cody Bellinger. Bellinger was 3-4 today, landing a triple shy of the cycle. Bellinger continues to impress and put up massive production at Yankee Stadium.
Anthony Volpe has swung a good bat today, having an RBI triple in the second inning after a three-hit affair Tuesday. He scored Jose Caballero, who reached on a hit by pitch. Ali Sanchez drove in Volpe on an RBI single, his first of two hits in the game.
The Yankees were looking to add insurance in the fifth inning after a Bellinger single and a Jasson Domínguez double from the right side of the plate. The insurance was provided on a two-run single by Jose Caballero, who was playing left field today.
Paul Goldschmidt has been the key to the Yankees’ offense as of late. For the second game in a row, he hit a big home run. Today, it was a three-run shot in the fifth inning to break the game open. It was Goldschmidt’s 11th home run of 2026, which is more than he had in all of 2025.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a solo home run in the seventh inning for his eighth blast of the season. With his shot to right field, every Yankee starter had a hit in the game. Chisholm Jr. had some rough at-bats earlier in the game, so seeing him have a better at-bat later on is promising considering he has swung a hot bat for about a month now.
Paul Blackburn gave the Yankees some length in the bullpen. He gave up one run, the second home run off the bat of Montgomery in the game. He left the mound with first and third, one out, with Brent Headrick coming on to get out of the jam he created and keep the game a laugher, which he did.
Jake Bird continued to struggle today. He gave up a home run on the second pitch he threw to Sam Antonacci. Bird seems to give up runs every time he pitches and is largely ineffective when he does pitch. If you can’t be trusted in a blowout lead to not making it close, you frankly should not be on the team.
The Yankees and the White Sox will square off for the series finale of the three-game series in the Bronx. For the Yankees, they will send out the struggling lefty Ryan Weathers (2-5, 4.36) against the slugging White Sox. The White Sox will send out RHP Sean Burke (3-4, 4.15). First pitch will be at 7:05pm from Yankee Stadium and broadcast on the YES network and the Gotham Sports app.