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The Yankees closed out the series with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon in the Bronx.
Here are the key takeaways…
– After a rain delay, the Yankees and Blue Jays took things to extra innings still tied at three, and newly acquired right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. He did well to keep Toronto off the board in the top of the tenth. DJ Le Mahieu He then wasted no time and launched a walk-off single up the middle with the infield closed to lift the Yankees to the series victory.
– It was a tough day on the plate for Giancarlo StantonThe Yankees slugger came to the plate time and again with runners in scoring position, but couldn’t get it done in the crucial moments. In the first, Stanton had the bases loaded with one out, but he popped up in foul territory. In the third, Stanton had runners on second and third, but he hit a hard grounder to first base to end the inning. Then, in the bottom of the fifth with the bases empty once again, Stanton went swinging. He finished the day a brutal 0-for-5.
– The Jays were hitting the ball hard. Gerrit Cole Cole was quick to hit a slug early, including a pair of doubles and a single in the second inning as Toronto took a 2-0 lead. Perhaps more concerning, Cole was seen clutching his shoulder/neck area in the first inning, though that didn’t appear to ultimately be a major factor. His velocity was strong early on, as he hit a top speed of 98.7 MPH and averaged 96.6 MPH over the first three innings.
Cole ultimately had a strong performance, pitching 5.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked none.
– Judge Aaron Keep receiving the Barry Bonds treatment. After Juan Soto In the bottom of the fifth inning, Judge was intentionally walked, putting Soto in scoring position. The Yankees eventually loaded the bases, but Stanton fell and the Yankees were again unable to score.
Judge was intentionally walked again with two runners on and two outs in the bottom of the eighth, giving him a total of three walked on the afternoon, which is the most by a Yankee since Bernie Williams in 1999.
– The Yankees finally managed to open the scoring with runners on base in the sixth inning, thanks in part to a well-executed double steal by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Antonio Volpe TO Trent Grisham a grounder scored the first run and a The Mahieu The sacrifice fly to center tied the game.
– With the game tied in the bottom of the seventh, it was Soto who stepped up at the decisive moment, hitting an opposite-field home run off the left-hander Actor Ryan Yarbrough became an actor in 1963. The home run was Soto’s 28th of the season.
– The Yankees had a lot to say about the home plate umpire. Tripp Gibsonstrike zone, and then Austin Wells He was crushed in the bottom of the seventh, Aaron Boone was ejected for expressing his displeasure. Then, just one pitch later, the hitting coach James Rowson He was ejected for barking at a called strike that seemed low.
– Tommy Kahnle The Yankees struggled to close the game in the eighth inning, though an error by Grisham in center field didn’t help. Kahnle issued a pair of walks to load the bases with one out, forcing the Yankees to resort to Clay Holmes for a potential five-out save. But Alexander Kirk He leapt on the first pitch for a sacrifice fly to left field, tying the game 3-3. And at that moment, the tarp came off as a storm broke loose.
Who was the MVP of the match?
LeMahieu was hitless entering his final at-bat, but he got the game-winning hit in the 10th to lift the Yankees to a much-needed series victory.
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The Yankees are off Monday before beginning a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. in the Bronx.
Luis Gil He is scheduled to face the right-hander Davis Daniel.
