Lombard Homers in Yankees Debut

The 21-year-old Lombard drove an 0-2 sweeper from Hunter Dobbins into left field in the fifth inning, giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead. His parents celebrated in the stands as he completed his first home run trot in the majors.

Lombard, who is the sixth-youngest Yankees player since 1985, also contributed defensively by starting inning-ending double plays in the second and fifth innings, helping Ryan Weathers pitch six strong innings. Jazz Chisholm Jr. also homered in the second as the Yankees won for the 10th time in 16 games. David Bednar secured his 25th save in 27 chances with four outs, completing New York's AL-best 12th shutout. mwafrika.life