NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Burns pitched five innings of one-run ball and survived six stolen bases for his eighth straight win, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Yankees 4-1 on Sunday.
Tyler Stephenson hit a three-run homer in the fourth off New York rookie Elmer Rodríguez (0-2) as the Reds withstood allowing six steals for the second time this season.
Noelvi Marte added an RBI double in the ninth.
Burns (9-1) allowed one run and five hits. He struck out seven and walked three to become the first Reds player to win eight straight decisions since Tom Browning in 1989.
The Yankees stole six bases in a game for the first time since Sept. 5, 2013. Jasson Domínguez, Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. stole two apiece for the Yankees, who lead the American League with 80 steals. New York also went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and went hitless in its final 24 at-bats with runners in scoring position in the series.
Tyler Stephenson hit a three-run homer in the fourth off New York rookie Elmer Rodríguez (0-2) as the Reds withstood allowing six steals for the second time this season.
Noelvi Marte added an RBI double in the ninth.
Burns (9-1) allowed one run and five hits. He struck out seven and walked three to become the first Reds player to win eight straight decisions since Tom Browning in 1989.
The Yankees stole six bases in a game for the first time since Sept. 5, 2013. Jasson Domínguez, Cody Bellinger and Jazz Chisholm Jr. stole two apiece for the Yankees, who lead the American League with 80 steals. New York also went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and went hitless in its final 24 at-bats with runners in scoring position in the series.
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