Torres’ walk-off HR gives Yanks win over Rangers
NEW YORK » Gleyber Torres hit a game-ending homer to lead off the ninth inning and the Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 Sunday in the opener of a doubleheader.
Torres gave the Yankees their third walk-off victory of the season when he lifted a 3-1 sinker from John King (1-1) into the short porch in right field. His fourth homer this year propelled New York to its 12th win in 13 games.
Torres also had a gameending single April 23 against Cleveland and now has seven career walk-off hits, including two homers.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth after Rangers starter Dane Dunning lost his no-hit bid on an infield single by Aaron Judge to open the inning.
Kole Calhoun homered on Yankees starter Gerrit Cole’s final pitch, but the Rangers committed three errors and ended a fourgame winning streak.
Cole allowed a run and five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out 10, walked one and threw a seasonhigh 114 pitches, reaching 100.6 mph on the radar gun.
Cole allowed three of his hits in the first two innings, when he threw 47 pitches. After allowing his only walk, Cole retired 14 of 15 hitters before Calhoun connected.
Dunning allowed one run and two hits in six innings. He struck out five, walked three and did not throw any of his 100 pitches over 90.8 mph.
Calhoun ended Cole’s bid for a third straight scoreless start when he lined a full count 97.6 mph fastball to the right field seats and just inside the foul line with one out in the seventh. It was the only fastball Cole threw in the seventh.
Dunning lost his no-bid on his 86th pitch when Judge hit an infield single to third baseman Brad Miller and easily beat the throw. Anthony Rizzo followed with a single that moved Judge to third, and Stanton’s fly ball to left gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.