NEW YORK — Alex Call hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Tommy Kahnle in the seventh inning, CJ Abrams followed with a solo shot and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Yankees 6-5 Thursday. , who suffered their tenth defeat in 11 duels.
A day after hitting three homers in a game for the first time in his career, Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the third inning as the Yankees built a 3-1 lead.
New York (61-66), bottom-place in the AL East, hasn’t won in a string of wins since Aug. 2-3. Of his last 15 series, he has won one, lost 11 and tied three.
As for the last few games in a series, the Yankees have lost seven in a row. Washington has won four straight series and nine of its last 12 games.
Kahnle (1-3) allowed Jake Alu’s RBI single with a groundout off rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe’s glove to put the Nationals up 3-2. Call and Abrams followed with back-to-back homers.
For the Nationals, Mexican Joey Meneses 5-1 with an RBI. The Venezuelan Ildemaro Vargas 4-0.
For the Yankees, Venezuelans Gleyber Torres 5-3 with a scored two RBIs, Everson Pereira 4-1, Oswald Peraza 4-1 with a run scored.
2023-08-24 21:54:25
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