{
  "id": 5019141,
  "title": "Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. back Gerrit Cole in Yankees' 7-3 win over Angels",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/spencer-jones-and-jazz-chisholm-jr-back-gerrit-cole-in-yankees-7-3",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T05:07:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spencer-jones-jazz-chisholm-jr-050721055.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Yankees secured the top American League wild card position and maintained a 4 1/2-game lead over first-place Tampa Bay. Spencer Jones homered and drove in three runs, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a third homer and three hits. Gerrit Cole (8-7) gave up three runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking one. Brent Headrick, Paul Blackburn, and John Schreiber held the Angels to one hit in the remaining innings. Grayson Rodriguez (4-6) allowed four runs and seven hits in his five innings pitched, fanning seven and walking two. Los Angeles fell to 9-2 in their last 11 games. Wade Meckler, who contributed three hits, opened the sixth with a single, and Moisés Ballesteros and Christian Moore added a pair of runs in the inning. Cole was replaced by Headrick, who stranded Moore and allowed a sacrifice fly in the eighth. New York extended the lead to 6-3 when Jones walked, Chisholm singled, and Trent Grisham hit an RBI single. Ryan McMahon loaded bases with a bunt single, and Cody Bellinger, Luis García Jr., and Jones drove in the final three runs. Cody Bellinger, Luis García Jr., and Jones accounted for 14 of the Yankees' hits.",
  "summary": "Spencer Jones homered and drove in three runs, Jazz Chisholm Jr. also went deep and finished with three hits, and the New York Yankees pulled away Tuesday night for a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Jones and Chisholm launched back-to-back homers to give Gerrit Cole a 3-0 lead before even throwing a pitch in his latest return home. New York moved four games ahead of rival Boston for the…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Red Sox broadcaster apologizes after saying Red Sox should hit Yankees’ Austin Wells, ‘fight’ Jazz Chisholm Jr.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/red-sox-broadcaster-apologizes-after-saying-red-sox-should-hit",
        "published": "2026-08-31T22:15:03.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}