Bellinger and Goldschmidt homer as surging Yankees beat White Sox 10-5

NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit an early homer and finished a triple shy of the cycle, Paul Goldschmidt homered for the third time in four games and the surging New York Yankees used another big inning to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-5 on Wednesday night.

After Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart threw out ceremonial first pitches to continue the celebration for the NBA champion New York Knicks, the Yankees won their fourth straight and for the ninth time in 13 games since losing star slugger Aaron Judge indefinitely to a fractured right rib. New York also equaled its largest lead atop the AL East by moving 3 1/2 games ahead of Tampa Bay.

Bellinger hit a two-run homer in the first off Anthony Kay (6-2), doubled in the third against the left-hander and started a five-run fifth with a single. Bellinger finished with three hits for the fifth time this season.

Goldschmidt capped New York’s big inning with a three-run drive into the right-field seats off reliever Tyler Davis, who entered after Sean Newcomb took a liner hit by Anthony Volpe off his left triceps. Goldschmidt's homer was his 11th, surpassing his total in 146 games last season.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. became the fifth Yankees player to reach double-digit homers this year when he went deep in the seventh for a 10-3 lead.

José Caballero added a two-run single in the fifth and Volpe hit an RBI triple in the second. Ali Sánchez contributed an RBI single in the second and reached base three times.

Carlos Rodón (3-2) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings against his former team. The lefty struck out seven and walked one.

Colson Montgomery hit a three-run homer off Rodón in the third to get the White Sox within 4-3. Montgomery also homered in the eighth for his first career multihomer game.

Sam Antonacci homered in the ninth but the White Sox lost their ninth straight game in the Bronx and fell to 5-5 in a challenging stretch of 11 straight against the Phillies, Braves, Dodgers and Yankees.

Kay allowed four runs and six hits in four innings.

Chicago RHP Sean Burke (3-4, 4.15 ERA) faces New York LHP Ryan Weathers (2-5, 4.36) in the series finale Thursday night.

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New York Yankees' Carlos Rodón pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Chicago White Sox pitcher Anthony Kay reacts as New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt, left, celebrates with José Caballero after a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger (35) tosses his bat as he watches the ball he hit for a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger hits a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A fire at a massive warehouse blackened the skies near downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon, prompting shelter-in-place orders in the area due to the risk of hazardous air.

Los Angeles firefighters responded around 2:30 p.m. to the blaze, which was sending large plumes of dark smoke into the air in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. Local news stations showed smoke billowing from the burning roof of the warehouse, which was covered in solar panels.

Officials issued an alert to the area shortly after, warning of “hazardous materials nearby.” Residents were told to close all windows, doors and vents, turn off air conditioning and bring people and pets to an inside room.

Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Jennifer Middleton said there was previous concern over the fire burning an ammonia line, but that danger had “dissipated.” The roof blaze had been extinguished by late afternoon and firefighters were entering the building to assess the interior, Middleton said.

The building at the address is listed online as a cold storage warehouse owned by Lineage Logistics for the transport of frozen or other temperature-controlled goods. It contains 491,000 square feet (45,600 square meters) of warehouse space, according to its website. The company did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

People wear masks near the site of a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Crews work a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Water is dropped by helicopter at a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The sky is filled with smoke from a warehouse fire in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Crews work a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)