NEW YORK – It was a few minutes after the clubhouse doors swung open this past weekend at Dodger Stadium, and Max Fried was pacing the carpet, stewing underneath his hooded sweatshirt. A sixth-inning lead had evaporated, and for the first time, the Yankees were examining how their new left-hander behaved after being tagged with a loss .

The outcome did not sit well with Fried, spitting that he would “use this as motivation to go out next time and make sure it doesn’t happen again.” None of this was the Guardians’ fault, but they paid the price as Fried hurled six sharp innings of one-hit ball, leading the Yanks to a 4-0 victory on Thursday at Yankee Stadium.

Cody Bellinger had a big fourth inning, making a leaping catch near the right-field wall that robbed David Fry of extra bases

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