Yankees 8-4 Rangers Game Recap (September 2, 2024) – ESPN SPORTS

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton hit 25 home runs for the 10th time in his major league career, Gerrit Cole struck out nine in six innings before leaving the game with right calf cramps and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 on Monday night.

Venezuelan Gleyber Torres finished with three hits for the American League-leading Yankees, including a two-run double in the third inning that put New York ahead for good. Anthony Rizzo hit a leadoff double for two of the five runs in the sixth after Aaron Judge doubled in for his major league 124th run.

Before his final warm-up pitch into the seventh inning, Cole (6-3) raised his right leg and tried to stretch. The Yankees star and two-time American League Cy Young Award winner nodded, threw the warm-up pitch, then jumped and pointed to the bench. Manager Aaron Boone and director of sports medicine Michael Shuck took to the mound.

Cole, who turns 34 on Sunday, began this season on the 60-day injured list because of nerve irritation and edema in his throwing elbow during spring training. The right-hander didn’t make his season debut until June 19.

The Yankees (80-58) remain a half-game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East.

For the Yankees, Venezuelan Gleyber Torres went 3-for-5 with one run scored and two RBIs. Dominican Juan Soto was 4-2 with one run scored. Mexican Alex Verdugo went 1 for 4 with one run scored and one RBI.

For the Rangers, Dominican Leody Taveras 3-1.