DJ LeMahieu’s walk-off single lifts Yankees to 4-3 win over Blue Jays

The Yankees closed out the series on Sunday afternoon in the Bronx with a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

These are the main conclusions…

– After a rain delay, the Yankees and Blue Jays went into extra innings, but the score was still tied at three, and the newly acquired right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. managed to keep Toronto off the scoreboard in the tenth inning. DJ LeMahieu then wasted no time in connecting on a walk-off single up the middle, pulling the infield back, to give the Yanks the series win.

– It was a tough day on the board for Giancarlo StantonThe Yankees slugger repeatedly came to bat with runners in scoring position, but he couldn’t break through in the clutch. In the first, Stanton had the bases loaded with one out, but he popped out in foul territory. In the third, Stanton had runners on second and third, but he grounded out to first to end the inning. Then, in the bottom of the fifth, with the bases loaded again, Stanton went down. He finished the day with a brutal 0-for-5.

– The Jays hit the ball hard from Gerrit Cole early, including a pair of doubles and a single in the second inning as Toronto took a 2-0 lead. Perhaps more concerning was Cole’s clutching of his shoulder/neck area in the first inning, although that ultimately didn’t seem to be a major factor. His velocity was strong early, as he maxed out at 98.7 MPH and averaged 96.6 MPH through the first three innings.

Cole ultimately delivered a strong performance, pitching 5.2 innings and allowing just two earned runs on six hits. He struck out four and did not allow a hit.

– Aaron Rechter remains the Barry bonds treatment. After Juan Soto was walked with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Judge was walked intentionally, putting Soto in scoring position. The Yankees would eventually load the bases, but Stanton went down and the Yankees again failed to score.

Judge was again intentionally walked in the eighth inning with two runners on base and two outs. He had three hits that afternoon, the most since Bernie Williams in 1999.

– The Yankees finally broke through with runners on base in the sixth inning, thanks in part to a well-executed double steal by Jazz Chisholm Jr. And Antonius Volpe. a Trent Grisham grounder scored the first run, and a LeMahieu A sacrifice fly to the middle tied the score.

– When the score was tied in the seventh inning, it was Soto who struck the decisive blow by hitting a homerun off left-handed pitcher. Ryan Yarbrough. It was Soto’s 28th home run of the season.

– The Yankees had a lot to say about the home plate umpire Tripp Gibson‘s strike zone, and then Austin Wells was wrung out in the seventh inning, Aaron Boone was ejected for voicing his displeasure. Then, just one pitch later, the coach struck James Rijsen was thrown out for yelling about a strike that appeared to be low.

– Tommy Kahnle struggled to close things out in the eighth inning, though an error by Grisham in center field didn’t help matters. Kahnle gave up two hits to load the bases with one out, forcing the Yankees to Clay Holmes for a potential save with five outs. But Alejandro Kirk jumped on the first pitch for a sacrifice fly to far left, tying the score at 3-3. And at that moment, the sail came out as a storm came up.

Who was the MVP of the match?

LeMahieu had not recorded a hit in his final at-bat, but in the tenth inning he hit the decisive hit, leading the Yankees to a much-needed series win.

Highlights

Upcoming planning

The Yankees have the day off on Monday and begin a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at 7:05 p.m. in the Bronx.

Luis Gil is scheduled to play right Davis Daniel.