Jones, Rice and Goldschmidt homer off Martin in Yankees' 12-2 rout of
White Sox
[June 17, 2026]
By LARRY FLEISHER
NEW YORK (AP) — Spencer Jones hit his first Yankee
Stadium home run in the second inning, Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt
each added a two-run drive in the fourth, and the New York Yankees
rocked Davis Martin in a 12-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on
Tuesday night.
Gerrit Cole (2-1) allowed two runs and three hits in six innings as the
Yankees improved to 8-4 since losing slugger Aaron Judge indefinitely to
a stress fracture in his right rib. |
Chicago White Sox pitcher Davis Martin, right, speaks with catcher Drew
Romo during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York
Yankees, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz
Alvarez) |
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Jones reached the second deck in right field for a tying shot
off Martin (9-3) and his second career homer. The rookie also
walked with the bases loaded during a four-run third after
Martin lost an ABS challenge.
Rice hit his 20th homer to give the Yankees a 7-1 lead when he
hammered Martin’s 2-1 curveball into the right-field seats.
Goldschmidt chased Martin with his 10th of the year, a shot to
left on a 1-2 fastball.
Rice reached 20 homers for the second straight season, after
hitting 26 in 2025. The first baseman joined Houston’s Yordan
Alvarez, Minnesota’s Byron Buxton and injured White Sox rookie
Munetaka Murakami among American League players with 20 homers.
Goldschmidt homered for the second time in three games and
matched his total from last season when he appeared in 146 games
for the Yankees.
José Caballero homered off a 41 mph curveball by infielder
Luisangel Acuña in the ninth.
Cody Bellinger had three hits, including a go-ahead two-run
single with the bases loaded in the third. Ryan McMahon provided
an RBI single in the six-run fourth. J.C. Escarra started the
third with a double and reached three times, including on a
throwing error by reliever Chris Murphy that gave the Yankees an
11-1 lead.
New York finished with 16 hits and scored double-digit runs for
the eighth time.
Andrew Benintendi homered three batters in but the White Sox
fell to 5-4 in a stretch of 11 straight games against the
Phillies, Braves, Dodgers and Yankees.
Martin tied a career worst by allowing nine runs. He also
permitted eight hits in 3 1/3 innings. The right-hander gave up
three homers after yielding three in his first 13 starts.
Up next
Chicago LHP Anthony Kay (6-1, 4.34 ERA) faces New York LHP
Carlos Rodón (2-2, 3.19) on Wednesday night.
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