Juan Soto drilled a go-ahead home run in a four-run ninth inning and the New York Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the host San Francisco Giants with a 7-5 victory Sunday afternoon. Aaron Judge, after homering three times in his first two Northern California homecoming games, had two singles and two walks in five plate appearances, capping a 6-for-10 series with five runs and six RBIs. Soto's other homer was a first-inning shot off San Francisco's Blake Snell.
Anthony Volpe finished with two hits for the Yankees, who completed a 7-2 Western swing. Seeking his first win as a Giant, Snell had to leave the game one out from qualifying for a potential win when he experienced left groin tightness in the top of the fifth. The Giants led 3-1 when Snell left, but Alex Verdugo hit reliever Erik Miller's fifth pitch for a two-run double to tie the score.
Braves 3, Athletics 1 Sean Murphy's bloop double produced the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and helped Atlanta beat visiting Oakland to win the rubber game of their three-game series. Murphy, who spent four seasons with the A's before being acquired by the Braves in 2023, lofted a perfectly placed double near the right field line to drive home Adam Duvall, whose one-out walk began the rally against Austin Adams (0-1). Atlanta's starting pitcher Charlie Morton bounced back from a poor start on Monday when he allowed eight runs against Washington.
The veteran right-hander pitched six scoreless innings on one hit, five walks a.
