by The Yankees got punched early — then punched deGrom right back.
Listen, when you fall behind 3-0 before your offense even gets a chance to breathe, that can turn into one of those ugly nights real fast.
Especially when Jacob deGrom is on the mound.
But these Yankees?
They did not blink.
The Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, winning their fifth straight game and improving to 25-11 on the season. That is now 15 wins in their last 17 games. You cannot fake that. You cannot luck into that. At some point, it is no longer a hot stretch.
It is who you are becoming.
The First Inning Was A Mess
Elmer Rodríguez had a rough opening inning. The Rangers loaded the bases right away after walks to Evan Carter and Corey Seager, followed by a Josh Jung single.
Joc Pederson brought in the first run with a sacrifice fly. Ezequiel Duran followed with an RBI single. Then Jung scored on a wild pitch, and just like that, Texas had a 3-0 lead.
Not ideal.
Rodríguez settled down enough to keep the game from getting out of hand, but it was clear he was fighting himself early. He finished with 4.2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts.
And after the game, the Yankees optioned him back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The Yankees Answered Immediately
This is where the game changed.
Belli gets a run on the board 👊 pic.twitter.com/avca5xemkv
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 5, 2026
Aaron Judge doubled in the bottom of the first, and Cody Bellinger ripped a double to deep right-center to bring him home.
That made it 3-1.
Small thing? No. Huge thing.
Because against deGrom, you cannot let him cruise. You cannot let him settle in and turn the game into a strikeout clinic. Bellinger gave the Yankees a pulse right away.
Ryan Rakes 💪 pic.twitter.com/nGMabcFm6w
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 5, 2026
Ryan McMahon Got The Stadium Back In It
In the second inning, Paul Goldschmidt singled, and Ryan McMahon stepped in with a chance to make noise.
He did more than that.
McMahon launched a two-run homer to right, tying the game at 3-3.
And let’s be real, hitting a homer off deGrom is not normal baseball. That is not some random middle reliever hanging a slider. That is one of the best arms this generation has ever seen.
McMahon now has three career home runs off deGrom. That is insane company to be in.
Fly me to the moon 🌕 pic.twitter.com/j1SdgrIAi1
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 6, 2026
Jazz Chisholm Delivered The Swing
The game stayed tied until the sixth, and then Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked up and changed everything.
DeGrom tried to beat him with a 98 mph fastball.
Jazz beat him instead.
Chisholm crushed it into the right-field seats for a go-ahead solo homer, giving the Yankees a 4-3 lead.
That was the swing of the night.
And again, it came off deGrom. Not a mistake pitcher. Not a bullpen arm. Jacob deGrom.
Belli of the BX. pic.twitter.com/Ed2iWlcUtA
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 6, 2026
Bellinger Finished The Job
The Yankees added more pressure in the seventh. Ryan McMahon singled, José Caballero dropped down a bunt single, and Trent Grisham moved McMahon to third with a deep flyout.
Then the Rangers intentionally walked Aaron Judge.
Which, honestly, you understand it.
But then Cody Bellinger made them pay.
Bellinger ripped a two-run double to right, scoring McMahon and Caballero, and suddenly the Yankees had a 6-3 lead.
Bellinger finished 2-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, and 3 RBIs.
That is professional hitting. That is damage hitting. That is exactly why this lineup feels deeper than people want to admit.
Goldy, Going, Gone! pic.twitter.com/JGFiMH10Zw
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 6, 2026
Goldschmidt Added The Insurance
Paul Goldschmidt added one more in the eighth with a solo home run to right, his second homer of the season and the 374th of his career.
That made it 7-3, and it mattered, because Texas did scratch one across in the ninth.
Goldschmidt had two hits, scored twice, and gave the Yankees a big insurance run late.
The Bullpen Did Real Work
Brent Headrick deserves a lot of credit in this one.
Rodríguez left in the fifth with traffic everywhere, and Headrick came in with the bases loaded. He struck out Sam Haggerty to end the threat.
That was a monster spot.
Headrick went 1.1 innings, struck out 3, and earned the win.
Fernando Cruz worked through the seventh and into the eighth, and then David Bednar came in for the biggest outs of the night.
Bednar entered with the bases loaded in the eighth and struck out Corey Seager before getting Josh Jung to pop out.
That right there saved the game.
He finished the final 1.2 innings, allowed one run, struck out two, and picked up his 10th save.
This Was A Statement Win
The Yankees did not just beat Texas.
They beat Texas after falling behind 3-0.
They beat Texas with a rookie starter struggling early.
They beat Texas while putting 7 runs on the board against a pitching staff that started with Jacob deGrom.
And they did it with power from McMahon, Jazz, and Goldschmidt, plus clutch damage from Bellinger.
The Yankees finished with 9 hits, 3 home runs, 3 doubles, and zero errors.
That is how you win real games.
Not cute games.
Real games.
Final Score
Yankees 7, Rangers 4
The Yankees move to 25-11. The Rangers fall to 16-19.
Next up, Nathan Eovaldi faces Will Warren on Wednesday, with Warren entering at 4-0 with a 2.39 ERA.
And right now?
The Yankees are rolling.
Not sneaking by.
Rolling.
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