MLB Roundup: Yanks Fall to Pirates, Still Land AL’s No. 1 Seed

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Yasmani Grandal (6) follows through on an RBI single against the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sept. 28, 2024. Brad Penner/Imagn Images via Reuters

Yasmani Grandal hit the first of the Pirates’ five homers on Saturday, and Pittsburgh never trailed in a 9–4 win over the host New York Yankees, who saw Aaron Judge strike out five times.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered in the fifth and laced an RBI double in the eighth for the American League East-winning Yankees, who still managed to lock down the AL’s top seed for the playoffs thanks to the Houston Astros’ 4–3 win over the Cleveland Guardians later Saturday.