Yankees Beat Rangers 9-2, Dominguez to IL

The New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, erupting for six runs in the sixth inning behind Trent Grisham's go-ahead, bases-clearing double to secure their 16th victory in 19 games.

Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez was carted off the field after crashing into the outfield wall while catching a fly ball from Rangers leadoff hitter Brandon Nimmo to open the first inning. The team later announced Dominguez suffered a low-grade AC sprain in his left shoulder and will be placed on the injured list, with concussion tests negative.

The Yankees jumped ahead early when Paul Goldschmidt led off with a triple off Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore and Cody Bellinger followed with an RBI triple, marking the team's first pair of first-inning triples since 2015. Texas tied the score in the third on Ezequiel Duran's home run off Brendan Beck in his major league debut, then took a 2-1 lead in the fifth on Duran's RBI groundout.

New York scheduled starter Ryan Weathers was scratched due to illness, with Paul Blackburn opening and stranding two runners in a scoreless first inning. Beck allowed two runs over three-plus innings, and Brent Headrick...