Yankees’ defense sets record in win
Joba Chamberlain gave up two runs in a career-high eight innings, and the New York Yankees set a record for consecutive games without making an error in a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
The Yankees are 15-4 in their last 19 games.
Chamberlain (3-1) retired the first 11 batters before Victor Martinez’s home run in the fourth. He gave up four hits, walked two and struck out five. Mariano Rivera worked a perfect ninth for his 11th save in 12 chances.
New York played error free for the 18th straight game, surpassing Boston’s mark of 17 games set in 2006. New York’s last error came on May 13 at Toronto when shortstop Ramiro Pena misplayed a ground ball.
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