Rodon and Yankees blank Rangers, sweep the series

Carlos Rodon earned his fifth straight win by pitching six solid innings as the hosts New York Yankees became the second team in the American League to reach 30 victories with a 1-0 victory over the struggling Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.

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Rodon (6-3) fanned eight and walked two before giving way to Mark Leiter Jr, Devin Williams and Luke Weaver to close it out. Cody Bellinger went 0-for-4 to bring his career-high 15-game hitting streak to a close.

Vivas cracked his first big-league homer off Rangers starter Nate Eovaldi (4-3) leading off the fifth. Eovaldi gave up five hits over six innings. Sam Haggerty poked a double for the only extra-base hit among the Rangers’ four safeties.