Aaron Boone's big-game and postseason ledger is expansive between his game-winning home run in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox in 2003, playing in that ensuring World Series against the Florida Marlins, and then navigating the Yankees through six previous postseason appearances with an American League pennant to show for it last year.
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BALTIMORE -- Giancarlo Stanton became the sixth player to hit his 450th career home run in a New York Yankees uniform in Saturday's 6-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Alex Rodriguez (2006), Gary Sheffield (2006), Mickey Mantle (1964), Lou Gehrig (1937) and Babe Ruth (1928) also achieved the feat with the Yankees. Stanton is the 41st player in MLB history to reach 450; it's the most home runs among active hitters.
After not firing Aaron Boone and acquiring several relief pitchers at the deadline who have had notable failures, the Yankees, as usual, rose above it. They reclaimed second place in the AL East thanks in part to the easiest August and September schedule ever devised by Manfred. Just like forcing Jazz Chisholm into the home run derby, baseball must force the Yankees into the playoffs for ratings or some nonsense so the path is flattened just in case they hit a bump in the road earlier.
The Yankees failed to carry over the momentum they might've generated with their series win in Houston, laying an egg in the series opener with the Blue Jays. They've got two more chances to get things right against their rivals, but if they fail, their sights will start to be set pretty squarely on the AL Wild Card race rather than the push for an AL East title.
We pick this one up in the 11th inning of a 2-2 tie. Unable to settle the score after 10 innings, New York took the lead in the top of the 11th. Cody Bellinger's single put the Yanks ahead before Jazz Chisholm doubled in another run and put runners at second and third with one out. Despite the second out being made at home, the rally didn't stop there as Anthony Volpe doubled in the third run of the inning to make things 5-2.
The Yankees survived by inches, maybe thanks in part to catcher Austin Wells trying to blow foul a White Sox flyball to right that looked like a game-winner. "It might have (worked)," Wells said. "I hope other people were helping to blow it, too." The White Sox had the winning run on third base with one out in the 10th inning of a 2-2 game, so Boone opted for a five-man infield hoping reliever David Bednar would get a strikeout, popup or groundball right at someone.