Max Fried improved to 8-1 with six shutout innings and the Yankees took the lead for good in the fourth on Cody Bellinger's two-run home run.

Max Fried allowed one hit in six sharp innings to become the fourth eight-game winner in the major leagues as the New York Yankees recorded a 4-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Thursday.

Fresh off his worst start as a Yankee, Max Fried returned to ace-like form in the Yankees’ 4-0, rubber-match win over the Guardians on Thursday.