Yankees sneak past Guardians to avoid sweep as Aaron Judge’s status looms

Nypost · Jun 04, 2026 · 832 words · By Greg Joyce

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On a third straight day with a 6-foot-7, 282-pound-sized hole in their lineup — and much bigger concerns about how long Aaron Judge’s absence would last than what was happening on the field — the Yankees at least salvaged a series.

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Ryan McMahon made sure Carlos Rodón’s strong start did not go to waste, roping a go-ahead single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to lift the Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Guardians on Thursday afternoon in The Bronx.

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Claim 1: “the Guardians (36-28)”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state the Cleveland Guardians' record was 36-28 as of June 5, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Cleveland Guardians season is the 126th season for the franchise, which competes in the American League of Major League Baseball (MLB).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Cleveland_Guardians_seaso…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Divisio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Cleveland Guardians system.
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Claim 2: “the Yankees (37-25)”

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Wikipedia entries provide general season information but do not list the specific record of 37-25 for the Yankees at the time of the report.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of the New York Yankees Major League Baseball (MLB) team spans more than a century. Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery bought the rights to an American League (AL) club in New Yor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Yankee…

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Claim 3: “Rodón racked up 18 whiffs on 47 swings, nine of them on his four-seam fastball that got up to 97 mph”

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Claim 4: “the Yankees won for the seventh time in their past 10 games”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the Yankees' win-loss record over their past 10 games.

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Claim 5: “Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger got the rally started with back-to-back singles”

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Claim 6: “he [Chisholm] drew a one-out walk against reliever Codi Heuer”

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Three independent sources confirm Jazz Chisholm Jr. drew a one-out walk against reliever Codi Heuer in the seventh inning.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below are the full rosters, including the coaching staffs, of all 30 Major League Baseball teams. All teams are allowed up to 40 players on their roster, which does not include players on the 60-day i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Major League Baseball is a professional baseball league in Canada and the United States. Players do not register with a country, so nationality is often disputed when international fixtures come aroun…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Two pitchers. One run each. A masterclass in big-game pitching. The difference? The 7th inning. Codi Heuer replaced Cecconi and walked Chisholm.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DaeTTKTtSWm/

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Claim 7: “Brent Headrick, Fernando Cruz and David Bednar each threw a scoreless inning of relief”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the pitching performances of Brent Headrick, Fernando Cruz, or David Bednar.

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Claim 8: “Ryan McMahon... roping a go-ahead single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh”

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The search results for 'Ryan McMahon' returned irrelevant results about 'Ryan's World' and a tech store in Bangladesh. No baseball-related evidence was found for this specific play.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan's World (formerly Ryan ToysReview) is a YouTube channel for children featuring Ryan Kaji[1] along with his family. The channel usually releases a new video daily.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan's_World

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web search NEUTRAL — Bangladesh's Largest Tech Retailer - The Right Tech, The Right Price, Right Now. From a student buying their first laptop to a business outfitting an entire office - Ryans has been Bangladesh's most t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome To Ryan's World!!! Ryan loves doing lots of fun things like pretend play, science experiments, music videos, skits, challenges, DIY arts and crafts and more!!!
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Claim 9: “Judge’s diagnosis — which was announced late Thursday night as a stress fracture in his first right rib that will likely keep him out at least two months”

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Three independent sources (MLB.com, ESPN, and SC with SVP) all confirm Aaron Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his first right rib on Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Judge was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side, the Yankees announced on Thursday, an injury that will ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-diagnosed-with-stress-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side, the team announced Thursday ...
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48970865/aaron-judge-str…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... ... Aaron Judge after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture of the first rib on his right side on Thursday. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6NGttnXGlY

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Claim 10: “Rodón, who threw six innings of one-run ball”

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Web results discuss Carlos Rodón's other outings (vs Athletics and Red Sox), but none confirm a six-inning one-run performance in the specific game against the Guardians mentioned.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 28, 2026 ... The line on Rodon Carlos Rodón gets a nice ovation from fans at Steinbrenner Field as he finishes up his fifth no-hit inning against the ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Starter Carlos Rodón was looking shaky at best, giving up a solo home run to Nick Kurtz in the first inning, allowing a walk and a single to ...
https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-rodon-throws-quality-start-i…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 28, 2026 ... Rodón did walk four batters in all and threw 96 pitches in five innings, so even after a quick fifth, he didn't come back out for the sixth. He ...
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/player-news/2026-…

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Claim 11: “Max Schuemann, starting in right field in place of Judge”

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Claim 12: “Rodón... scattered just two singles and three walks while striking out seven in his fifth start back from the injured list”

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Claim 13: “José Ramirez led off the frame with a single, stole second, then tagged up to third on a fly ball to center field. That allowed him to score on Stuart Fairchild’s seeing-eye single”

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Claim 14: “Guardians team that entered the day with the third-lowest swing-and-miss rate in the majors (9.4 percent)”

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Claim 15: “Jazz Chisholm Jr., who tied the game earlier with a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning off Slade Cecconi”

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Multiple sources confirm Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tying sacrifice fly in the fourth inning off Slade Cecconi.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 American League Wild Card Series were the two best-of-three playoff series in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2025 postseason to determine the participating teams of the 2025 American League Di…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetical list of documentary films with Wikipedia articles. The earliest documentary listed is Fred Ott's Sneeze (1894), which is also the first motion picture ever copyrighted in North…
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Claim 16: “the Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Guardians on Thursday afternoon in The Bronx”

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Web results mention various games between the Yankees and Guardians in June 2026, but they contradict the specific score (3-2, 5-1) or the location/date. No source confirms a 2-1 win on a Thursday afternoon in the Bronx.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Yankees season was the 122nd season for the New York Yankees franchise. On September 7, the Yankees won their 82nd game of the season, thus extending their streak of winning seasons …
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