The New York Yankees rallied in the 11th inning, with Clay Bellinger's blooped go-ahead RBI single and subsequent runs from Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe producing a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Aaron Judge hit his 42nd home run and Austin Wells also homered as New York earned its seventh straight win and moved within two games of the AL East lead while increasing its cushion for the first AL wild-card spot. In other action, Milwaukee rallied with back-to-back ninth-inning homers to beat Toronto, while Tampa Bay defeated Washington behind Josh Lowe's two homers and Ryan Pepiot's five scoreless innings.
August 31 - Clay Bellinger blooped a go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning and Aaron Judge and Austin Wells homered as the visiting New York Yankees defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 on Saturday for their seventh straight win. The Yankees moved within two games of the American League East-leading Toronto Blue Jays while stretching their lead over the Boston Red Sox for the first AL wild-card berth to 1 1/2 games.
Josh Lowe homered twice and drove in four runs, Ryan Pepiot pitched five innings of scoreless ball, and visiting Tampa Bay beat Washington. It was Lowe's third career multi-homer game and his first of the season. Pepiot (10-10) allowed one hit and three walks while striking out six. Bryan Baker pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save with Tampa Bay and third of the season.
Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich led off the ninth inning with back-to-back homers, and visiting Milwaukee defeated Toronto. The homers came on consecutive pitches from Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman (8-6) that brought boos from the crowd. The Brewers added a run when Sal Frelick walked and Isaac Collins doubled. Myles Straw had three hits to lead the Blue Jays.
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