Vivas’ First Career Homer Enough for Rodon as Yankees Sweep Out Rangers

Vivas’ first career homer enough for Rodon as Yankees sweep out Rangers

NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón pitched six innings of two-hit ball for his fifth straight win, and the surging New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. New York rookie Jorbit Vivas hit his first major league homer off Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi (4-3) in the fifth. The Yankees earned their fourth straight victory and won for the 11th time in 14 games. New York became the second American League team to rea…

Jorbit Vivas’ first MLB homer was a ‘special’ moment — and a winning one for Yankees

As first career home runs go, Jorbit Vivas’ was as meaningful as it was memorable.

Carlos Rodón and the Venezuelan Jorvit Vivas combined for the Yankees of New York to beat 1-0 the Texas Rangers and sweep them in three encounters. In the case of the Creole, he fired the first quadrangular in the Major Leagues and the race served to give the victory to the "Bronx mules." The left-handed managed to connect a straight to Nathan Eovaldi, the first turn pitch, in the top corner at the height of the letters that came out 101 miles a…

About Yesterday: The Yankees Bushwhacked the Rangers 1-0.

A sweep!

Last Night in Baseball: A long time coming

Keibert Ruiz played in front of his parents for the first time in his career, Jorbit Vivas hit his first home run, Jose Altuve looked like his old self and more from Thursday night's action.

Venezuelan rookie Jorbit Vivas spent an unforgettable day on Thursday, May 22, connecting his first home run in the major leagues, a decisive match that sealed the New York Yankees' 1-0 victory over the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium. In the lower part of the fifth inning, with the game tied without racing, the criollo faced Nathan Eovaldi right and, at the first round of the turn, connected a solid boot that ran 360 feet to the right garden, c…