NEW YORK — Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer on Carlos Rodón's second pitch of the night, Austin Riley and Matt Olson also went deep off the left-hander and the Atlanta Braves routed the suddenly struggling New York Yankees 8-1 on Friday for their seventh win in eight games.
"It's kind of more of what I think who we are," Braves manager Brian Snitker said after his team improved to 32-31. "It's good to see the guys hung in there and, hopefully, this is a trend that's going to turn around for us."
Chris Sale (10-2) joined Kansas City's Seth Lugo and Philadelphia's Ranger Suárez as the major leagues' only 10-game winners, getting his first victory over the Yankees since 2018.