Cody Bellinger's 2-run single with bases loaded in 10th propels Yankees to 7-5 win over Guardians

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-5 on Monday night.

Paul Goldschmidt and Ryan McMahon homered for the Yankees, who won for the first time in four extra-inning games this season.

Angel Martínez connected for a two-run homer in the fifth to give the Guardians a 5-4 lead before Goldschmidt's grounder in the eighth drove in Trent Grisham to tie it.

With Ali Sánchez as the automatic runner in the 10th, Ben Rice was intentionally walked with one out. Max Schuemann challenged a called strike three on a full count and got it overturned to ball four, loading the bases. The Guardians pulled their infield in, but Bellinger's base hit to left field off Shawn Armstrong (1-1) drove in Sánchez and Rice.

David Bednar (2-3), the seventh Yankees pitcher, struck out three in 1 2/3 hitless innings for the win. He retired five of the six batters he faced.

Martínez was mired in an 8-for-61 slump before his two-run shot to right-center off Paul Blackburn in the fifth. It was Martínez's first homer since May 17 against Cincinnati.

After Rice drew a walk in the first, Goldschmidt connected on a cutter from starter Gavin Williams and drove it into the left-field bleachers. Goldschmidt has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, batting .314 (16 for 51) with three homers and 13 RBIs during that span

McMahon led off the fifth with a shot to left on a low curveball to put the Yankees up 4-3.

New York had runners at the corners with one out in the eighth when Cleveland shortstop Brayan Rocchio made a diving stop on Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s hard-hit grounder up the middle. Rocchio touched second base with his glove, pivoted and then threw out Chisholm at first from his right knee to complete the double play.

Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (1-1, 2.00 ERA) will make his fourth start Tuesday since returning from Tommy John surgery. RHP Slade Cecconi (3-5, 4.92) pitches for Cleveland.

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Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Monday, June 8, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. collides with Cleveland Guardians shortstop Brayan Rocchio after being tagged out at second base attempting to steal during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 8, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians' Angel Martinez runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off New York Yankees relief pitcher Brent Headrick during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 8, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt, right, runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run off Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams during the inning of a baseball game, Monday, June 8, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. dives in an attempt to field a ball hit by Cleveland Guardians' Jose Ramirez during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, June 8, 2026, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels first baseman Trey Mancini, a cancer survivor and former Baltimore slugger, played in his first major league game since 2023 on Monday night against the Houston Astros.

Mancini delivered a run-scoring single in the second inning in his first at-bat.

The Angels selected the contract of Mancini and put him in the lineup at first base against the Astros after placing infielders Vaughn Grissom (left oblique strain) and Adam Frazier (right elbow inflammation) on the 10-day injured list.

Mancini, 34, agreed to a minor league contract with the Angels in February, a deal that included an invitation to major league spring training. Mancini hit .273 with six homers, 29 RBIs and three steals for Salt Lake this year.

Mancini has batted .263 with 129 homers and 400 RBIs over parts of seven seasons in the majors. He played parts of six seasons with the Orioles and hit a career-high 29 homers in 2019.

Mancini then missed the 2020 season after surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon. He made a successful return to the Orioles in 2021, and he won a World Series ring in 2022 after Baltimore traded him to Houston.

He spent part of the 2023 season with the Chicago Cubs. He has since played in the minor league systems of the Reds, Marlins and Diamondbacks.

Mancini opted out of a minor league deal with Arizona last July after batting .308 with 16 homers for Triple-A Reno.

Grissom’s move to the IL was retroactive to Friday. Frazier’s move was retroactive to Saturday.

The Angeles also recalled infielder Denzer Guzman from Triple-A Salt Lake and transferred infielder Yoán Moncada to the 60-day injured list.

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Los Angeles Angels' Logan O'Hoppe, left, scores after a single by Vaughn Grissom and a throwing error by Sterlin Thompson as Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman misses the ball during the second inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)