Gary Sanchez’s blast caps off Yankees’ epic comeback win versus Baltimore

By -

What looked to be a lost game, following a disastrous start by JA Happ, turned into one of the Yankees’ most dramatic comeback wins of the young season. The bullpen held the Orioles to one run, following Happ’s departure, and the Yankees rallied for nine runs in the last four innings of play.
 
Photo Credit: Nick Wass | AP 


Happ looked completely out of it today, as the Orioles hit him hard. In only 3.2 innings of work, he allowed nine hits, six runs, and two home runs. The Yankees only managed to put up one run in the game’s first five innings courtesy of a solo Gleyber Torres home run.

The Yankees’ bullpen did its job today, giving the Yankees a chance to claw back against one of the league’s worst pitching staffs. Cessa, Holder, Britton, and Chapman combined for 5.1 innings of one-run ball. The one Oriole run scored off the bullpen was a sacrifice fly off of Cessa in the bottom of the sixth.

The Yankees started their 6-1 comeback in the sixth. Gary Sanchez singled sharply to center field, scoring DJ LeMahieu. Kendrys Morales then grounded out to shortstop, scoring Aaron Hicks who advanced to third on Sanchez’s hit. Following the conclusion of the sixth inning, Orioles’ starter, Andrew Cashner’s, day was done.

The Yankees continued to scrap together runs in the seventh as LeMahieu singled in Gio Urshela to make it a 7-4 ballgame. Aaron Hicks followed up with a sac-fly to score Cameron Maybin, pulling the Yankees within two runs.

Gleyber Torres continued his torching of the Orioles as he blasted his second home run of the day in the eighth to make it a one-run game.

In the ninth, Aaron Hicks cashed in on his second sacrifice fly of the evening to knot the game at seven runs apiece. With a runner on third base and two outs, Luke Voit popped up behind the plate in foul territory. The ball should have been caught, thus sending the game to extras, but miscommunication by the Orioles led to it being dropped. Voit ended up walking, which put two ducks on the pond for Gary Sanchez. Sanchez made the Orioles pay for their miscue as he deposited a three-run bomb into the outfield seats to make it a 10-7 game, the final score of the ballgame.

What’s Next?
The Yankees will look to continue their hot stretch of play in game two tomorrow. The Yankees will send Domingo German to the mound. The Orioles will counter with RHP David Hess. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM EST.

Recap by: Ryan Thoms

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Introducing Bronx Bomber Bets: BBBets 9/23

By -
Image
Welcome to our new gambling column at BBB, Bronx Bomber Bets. Here we will be giving out some of our favorite picks of the day and sharing them with our readers. Today, we are giving out 10 picks for all of you, so please enjoy, and bet responsibly. Now, we know that not all of our readers are big gamblers, if they are gamblers at all, so for the first week or so that we give out picks we will be explaining the odds and gambling terminology for anyone out there who is looking to learn about sports betting. Here are our picks:
Read more

Trade Market the Perfect Storm for Yankees to Acquire Starter

By -
Image
 UPDATE D 11/18/15 We’ve all heard it: The Yankees aren’t likely to be big spenders this offseason. Hearing this makes me chuckle as the Yankees have the dollars to field a $500 million pay roll if they wanted to, but their dedication to winning just hasn’t been there since the passing of good ole’ George. Sure little rumors have serviced here or there about them maybe pursuing Zach Greinke who has recently opted out of his contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but that move reeks of the move CC Sabathia pulled in opting out of his contract with the Yankees a few years back to simply restructure his contract and make a better payday.   However, instances like CC Sabathia and Masahiro Tanaka are why I believe the Yankees aren’t going to shell out big money and a long term contract for a big name starter this year. There are simply too many factors that could explode in the Pinstripes’ face when giving a long contract to a starter as evidenced by Sabathia’s fall from g...
Read more

Pride, Passion and Pinstripes: The greatest Yankees to ever touch the field

By -
Image
No team in baseball history has a story quite like the Yankees. 27 times they’ve found baseball Nirvana which is 16 more than the next closest team (Cardinals). 40 times have the Yankees won the American League, and that is also a major league record. The franchise won four straight championships from 1936-1939 and five straight from 1949-1953, a task no other team has ever accomplished. With all this sustained success, the team has seen some of the greatest players in league history proudly call the Bronx home. Together the Yankees could field multiple All-Star teams with their collective legends, but in this article, I’m going to try and put together a team of legends that I think would be absolutely unbeatable.   Photo Credit: Creative Commons
Read more