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Chicago. – The New York Yankees are going through their best moment of the season by adding their seventh consecutive victory, this time with a score of 5-3 in extra innings over the White Sox, in a duel played on Saturday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Cody Bellinger was key in breaking the tie with a run-scoring single in the eleventh inning, which paved the way for a three-run rally. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe also contributed with run-scoring doubles, propelling the New Yorkers (76-60) to just two games behind the Blue Jays in the fight for the top spot in the American League East Division. Captain Aaron Judge answered again with the bat by hitting his number 42 home run of the season, a 429-foot hit to center field. With that hit, Judge reached 357 home runs in his career, remaining only one behind Yogi Berra (358) on the Yankees' historical list. "I'm glad to see that. Judge is about to go on another big streak and we know what it means for us when he turns on the engines," manager Aaron Boone said after the victory. Austin Wells also joined the offensive party with a solo home run in the seventh inning, his fourth in the last eight games, unleashing euphoria in the dugout. In the mound, rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler remained solid despite getting hit by a pitch on the forearm. He pitched six innings of one run with eight strikeouts, relying on his cutter and curveball to dominate Chicago. The bullpen did the rest, with David Bednar standing out with two scoreless innings in the final stretch. With this streak, the Yankees have cut a six-and-a-half-game deficit to Toronto in just a week. In addition, they have nine consecutive wins as visitors, something they hadn't achieved since 1998. Now, the schedule gets tougher for the Bronx team, who will have commitments against direct rivals like the Astros, Blue Jays, Tigers, and Red Sox. "We are focused on day to day. Tomorrow there is another game and then another. The important thing is to continue with this mentality," said Bellinger, who has become a key piece in the New York reaction.
