The Yankees capped off a successful West Coast road trip with an improbable victory.
The Bronx Bombers had taken two-of-three from both the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels, and had already guaranteed themselves another series win against the San Francisco Giants with victories on Friday and Saturday.
But trailing the Giants 5-3 in the top of the ninth and facing closer Camilo Doval, one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in the league, the Yankees were unfazed and put together an improbable rally to provide an exclamation point on their trip. Gleyber Torres led off the inning with a single. Jose Trevino then hit a soft ground ball to shortstop Casey Schmitt that appeared to be a rally-killing double play, but the Yankee catcher hustled down the line and beat Brett Wisely's throw to first. Although the Yankees were now down to their final two outs, this proved to be a monumental play as they still had the tying run at the plate.
Anthony Volpe was next, and he inside-outed a 100 mph cutter from Doval into Oracle Park's "Triples Alley" in right-center field. Trevino scored easily on the play, while Volpe, who already extended his on-base streak to 29 games, slid into third base with a triple. The Yankees now had a perfect scenario; Juan Soto was coming to the plate with the tying run just 90 feet away, and the brilliant left-handed slugger could knot the game at five with a mere sacrifice fly.
The red-hot Aaron Judge followed with a six-pitch walk, stole second base, and advanced to third when Giants catcher Curt Casali uncorked a poor throw. With an opportunity to drive in a key insurance run, Giancarlo Stanton took full advantage and drilled a line drive to Triples Alley that bounced over the wall for a ground-rule double, scoring Judge for a 7-5 lead.
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