Juan Soto had his first career three-homer game, Nestor Cortes tossed seven shutout innings and the New York Yankees held off the Chicago White Sox 4-1 to take sole possession of the AL East lead. Soto tagged starter Jonathan Cannon for a two-run shot to left field in the third inning and went the other way again on a leadoff homer in the fifth.
New York Yankees ’ Juan Soto watches his two-run home run off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Chicago. New York Yankees ’ Juan Soto tosses his bat after hitting a home run off Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Fraser Ellard, Soto’s third of the game, during the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, in Chicago.
With a chance to match the major league record of four home runs in a game, Soto walked his final time up in the ninth. He smiled after swinging and missing at a 3-0 pitch that was a little out of the strike zone. “Cortes was tough tonight. He was throwing the ball well, mixing it up, getting his spots,” White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore said. “He really did a good job.”
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