Carlos Rodón pitched six innings of two-hit ball for his fifth straight win, Aaron Judge went 0 for 3 to fall under .400 for the first time in more than a month and the surging New York Yankees earned a three-game series sweep with a 1-0 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
The Yankees earned their fourth straight victory overall and won for the 11th time in 14 games. New York joined the Detroit Tigers as the second American League team to reach 30 victories for the season.
Rodon (6-3) allowed a single to Josh Jung three batters in and a double to Sam Haggerty in the third. It was the fourth time in 11 starts this season the left-hander allowed two hits or fewer.
Rodón struck out eight while pitching in short sleeves as the game-time temperature was 50 degrees. It was the fifth time this season he pitched with a first-pitch temperature of 55 degrees or lower.
Rookie Jorbit Vivas hit his first career homer in the fifth off Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi (4-3). Judge ended the game at .396, the first time since April 21 his average dipped under .400.
Yankees RHP Clarke Schmidt (1-1, 4.41) faces Colorado in the opener of a nine-game road trip Friday. The Rockies have not announced a starter.
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