As first career home runs go, Jorbit Vivas’ was as meaningful as it was memorable. Vivas jumped on the first pitch of the bottom of the fifth inning and deposited a 94 mph high fastball a few rows deep into the right-field seats Thursday to provide the only run of the Yankees’ series-sweep-clinching 1-0 victory against the Rangers.

Carlos Rodon threw six scoreless innings as the Yankees (30-19) completed a sweep of Texas. They've won four in a row and 11 of their last 14.

Carlos Rodón pitched six innings of two-hit ball for his fifth straight win, and the surging New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. New