CLEVELAND — Triston McKenzie was finally the answer. The Yankees were on the verge of a season sweep against the Guardians when they ran into Cleveland’s talented young right-hander. He shut down the Bombers’ powerful lineup for seven innings as the Guardians shutout the Yankees 2-0 at Progressive Field Sunday.
The Yankees (58-22) took the series, sweeping both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday, but the Guardians avoided the embarrassment of going 0-6 against the Bombers. The Yankees, who have Monday off, will look to improve their record of 16-5 after a loss on Tuesday against the Pirates at PNC Park. The Yankees fell to 2-2 on this odd four-city, 10-game road trip with the loss to the Astros on Thursday.
It was just the sixth time this season the Yankees’ offense had been shut out. It was the first since June 25 when they were no-hit by the Astros. Their defense didn’t help as they were charged with two errors; one to Isiah Kiner-Falefa and another to Gleyber Torres.
