Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Colorado Rockies at New York Yankees
COL
Colorado Rockies
53-91 · L2
NYY
New York Yankees
81-64 · W1
New York Yankees beat Colorado Rockies 6-1 at Yankee Stadium. Will Warren earned the win; Tomoyuki Sugano took the loss.
The Yankees beat the Rockies 6-1 at Yankee Stadium, pulling away with a five-run middle frame. Will Warren earned the win with six innings of one-run ball, striking out eight while throwing 95 pitches. Tomoyuki Sugano absorbed the loss, surrendering five earned runs over six innings on 99 pitches. George Lombard Jr. delivered the decisive blow in the third, clearing the bases with a grand slam to right field that scored Aaron Judge, Luis García Jr., and Spencer Jones. García had opened the scoring an inning earlier with a solo shot to right center. Connor Norby answered with a solo homer in the fifth for Colorado's only run. Warren's eight strikeouts met the projection exactly, and Sugano managed five. The NRFI model had a neutral lean, and scoring came immediately when García went deep in the second.
Will Warren struck out eight across six innings, matching the model's K projection on 95 pitches.
George Lombard Jr. drove in four runs with his third home run of the season, a grand slam in the third inning.
Tomoyuki Sugano allowed five earned runs in six innings and now carries a 5.30 ERA after giving up three home runs.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| NYY | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Luis García Jr. homers (29) on a fly ball to right center field.
George Lombard Jr. hits a grand slam (3) to right field. Aaron Judge scores. Luis García Jr. scores. Spencer Jones scores.
Connor Norby homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.
Cody Bellinger homers (13) on a line drive to right field.
Key Performers
George Lombard Jr.
NYY
1-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
Connor Norby
COL
2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Luis García Jr.
NYY
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Cody Bellinger
NYY
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| COL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Moniak RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jake McCarthy CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cole Carrigg SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Hunter Goodman DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brett Sullivan C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| TJ Rumfield 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Connor Norby 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Zac Veen LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Karros 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| NYY | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Caballero 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Jones CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Judge RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan McMahon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jasson Domínguez RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Austin Wells C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ben Rice DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cody Bellinger LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George Lombard Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luis García Jr. 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Pitching
| COL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugano (L, 12-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 99-58 | 5.30 |
| Mejia, J | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33-21 | 5.55 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| NYY | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren, W (W, 10-6) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 95-65 | 4.05 |
| Schreiber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-10 | 3.35 |
| Blackburn, P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-6 | 1.70 |
| Fulmer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-10 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |