Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer and the Yankees cruised to a 5-2 win over the Nationals on Monday night.
WASHINGTON -- Gleyber Torres hit a leadoff homer, Aaron Judge made a spectacular defensive play and the New York Yankees beat Washington 5-2 on Monday night to spoil the major league debut of prized Nationals prospect Dylan Crews.Judge added his 1,000th career hit as New York won for the fifth time in six games, moving two ahead of idle Baltimore atop the AL East. Austin Wells and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also went deep for the Yankees to back Nestor Cortes .
Torres has reached base safely in 21 straight games, one shy of the longest streak of his career set in 2019.Wells smacked his 10th homer off reliever Tanner Rainey in the sixth. Chisholm added his 21st of the season in the eighth.Clay Holmes worked a perfect ninth for his 28th save. The Yankees have won 42 road games this year, most in the majors.
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