New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers: Game, player stats and box scores for September 2

The New York Yankees started their three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field with a convincing 8-4 win on Monday. It was a complete game effort from Aaron Judge's team, with both offense and pitching coming up well, especially considering they are in a tight race with the Baltimore Orioles for the division.

Gerrit Cole pitched a gem, throwing six innings, only allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out nine Rangers' sluggers. The only run that came against him was in the bottom of the third inning, where Josh Smith's RBI double drove in Marcus Semien. However, there were concerns when he left the seventh innings with an apparent injury.

On the other hand, Rangers starter Jack Leiter was also on point until the sixth innings. He allowed a two-run RBI double to Gleyber Torres in the third. In the sixth is where the Yankees made inroads, with Leiter giving up an extra-base hit to Aaron Judge, who drove in Torres on a double.

Leiter was replaced by Chase Anderson, who also couldn't keep the Bronx Bombers offense quiet. The New York Yankees added five more runs with Anderson on the mound and extended their lead in the game to 7-1.

New York Yankees vs Texas Rangers Player Stats

New York Yankees' player stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Torres 2B	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	.244	.319	.361	.680	7.0
J. Soto RF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	.293	.420	.585	1.005	4.0
A. Judge CF	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	3	.326	.459	.711	1.170	3.0
A. Wells C	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.251	.341	.433	.774	2.0
G. Stanton DH	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	3	.244	.303	.503	.806	5.0
J. Chisholm 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.258	.326	.441	.767	8.0
A. Rizzo 1B	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	.228	.291	.349	.640	3.5
A. Volpe SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	.254	.303	.386	.689	1.0
A. Verdugo LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.235	.293	.360	.653	2.0
Total	38	8	12	7	1	1	7	15	-	-	-	-	-

Texas Rangers' player stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.234	.306	.384	.690	0.5
C. Seager DH	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	.278	.353	.512	.864	1.0
J. Smith SS	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	.267	.353	.411	.764	4.0
A. Garcia RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.223	.282	.396	.678	-1.0
N. Lowe 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.255	.348	.374	.721	-0.5
J. Jung 3B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	.267	.281	.427	.709	3.5
W. Langford LF	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	.244	.314	.377	.691	9.0
J. Heim C	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.225	.272	.344	.616	0.0
L. Taveras CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	.228	.283	.344	.628	1.5
Total	35	4	9	4	1	2	12	14	-	-	-	-	-

Giancarlo Stanton and Wyatt Langford's home runs tonight

Only two home runs were hit at Globe Life Field in the game between the Rangers and Yankees.

The first home run of the night came in the bottom of the seventh inning as Wyatt Langford dispatched a two-run home run for 410 feet against Yankees reliever Luke Weaver. The home run cut the deficit to 7-3.

Giancarlo Stanton also smoked one in center field for 418 feet against Chase Anderson in the eighth inning. It extended the Yankees' lead to 8-3.

With the win, the Yankees improved to 80-58 for the season and sit atop the AL East standings. Meanwhile, the Rangers, who are mostly out of the postseason race, slid down to 65-73. The two clubs meet again on Tuesday.