{"id":254607,"date":"2026-07-25T04:36:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/paul-goldschmidt-makes-unique-history-in-yankees-win-over-phillies\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:36:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T04:36:17","slug":"paul-goldschmidt-makes-unique-history-in-yankees-win-over-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/paul-goldschmidt-makes-unique-history-in-yankees-win-over-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Goldschmidt makes unique history in Yankees&#8217; win over Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Every win counts the same no matter the score, but the final score of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/new_york_yankees\/18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Yankees<\/a>&#8216; Friday win made some history as well as improving the team&#8217;s record to 58-45.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coming off winning a series against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/pittsburgh_pirates\/22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>, the Yankees beat the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/mlb\/teams\/philadelphia_phillies\/21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phillies<\/a> as they opened up a three-game set with the other team from Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. 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