DJ LeMahieu’s grand slam and career-high six RBIs propelled the New York Yankees to a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, completing a three-game sweep. Giancarlo Stanton added two hits and a run, contributing to the Yankees’ fifth consecutive win. Starter Nestor Cortes (5-9) pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing three runs and earning his first win in seven starts, while Clay Holmes secured his 22nd save. Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez (7-7) took the loss, giving up six runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Weston Wilson homered, Alec Bohm doubled, tripled, and scored twice, and Nick Castellanos had two hits and three RBIs for Philadelphia, which has lost 11 of its last 15 games. LeMahieu’s grand slam, hit after singles from Stanton and Jazz Chisholm Jr., was confirmed to have cleared the fence, marking his third career grand slam. Sanchez had not allowed a home run at home this season prior to this game.
Cortes retired the first nine batters before a walk and double in the fourth led to Philadelphia’s initial runs. Bohm’s fifth-inning homer brought the Phillies within 4-3, but the Yankees responded with LeMahieu’s two-run double in the sixth, extending their lead to 6-3. Bohm’s triple and Castellanos’ late RBIs kept the game close, but the Phillies left the bases loaded in the eighth.