Trent Grisham's Bases-Clearing Double Triggers Six-Run Yankees Explosion, Rangers Never Recover

The New York Yankees put on an offensive clinic in the sixth inning Thursday afternoon, plating six runs to blow past the visiting Texas Rangers 9-2 at Yankee Stadium. It was the kind of inning that changes a game in a hurry, and it sent New York into its 16th win in the last 19 contests.

The damage started when Ryan McMahon drew a walk that loaded the bases. The Rangers challenged the call, but the ABS upheld it anyway. That's when Trent Grisham stepped up and delivered the knockout punch: a bases-clearing double on a 1-1 sinker from Texas starter MacKenzie Gore that fell in between left fielder Alejandro Osuna and center fielder Evan Carter. The ball rolled all the way to the warning track in front of the Texas bullpen, and just like that, New York had a 4-2 lead.

One Inning, One Disaster for Gore and the Rangers

Grisham's hit knocked Gore right out of the game. The lefty couldn't recover from that sixth inning gauntlet. After Grisham scored on a single by J.C. Escarra to left field off reliever Jalen Beeks, things got worse for Texas. Paul Goldschmidt drew a walk, and then Aaron Judge ripped an RBI single to left. Cody Bellinger added another RBI single to left to push it to 7-2. Bellinger also had an RBI triple in the first inning after Goldschmidt opened the game with a triple of his own.

Gore was roughed up for five runs on six hits across 5 1/3 innings, striking out three and walking three. The Rangers' bats couldn't keep pace. Ezequiel Duran drove in both Texas runs, hitting a solo home run off Beck in the third and an RBI groundout in the fifth, but it wasn't nearly enough. Texas has now lost 11 of its last 17 games.

Yankees Turn Back Injury Scare and Keep Rolling

The afternoon wasn't without cost for New York. Left fielder Jasson Dominguez went down hard on the first batter of the game when he crashed into the fence chasing a fly ball and was carted off the field. Dominguez was placed in concussion protocol and is undergoing an MRI on his left shoulder.

On the mound, Paul Blackburn opened as the starter after Ryan Weathers' illness earlier in the week pushed back his preparation. Blackburn stranded two in a 24-pitch first inning. Brendan Beck took over with three-plus innings in his major league debut, followed by Brent Headrick (3-0) to finish off the sixth before New York pulled away.

The Yankees finished with 14 hits and went 7-for-19 with runners in scoring position. This victory kept New York from losing a series for the first time since getting swept at Tampa Bay April 10-12.

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