New York Yankees’ J.C. Escarra, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off sacrifice fly ball during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees pitcher Devin Williams celebrates after striking out San Diego Padres’ Xander Bogaerts during the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
New York Yankees’ Trent Grisham watches a ball he hit for a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
San Diego Padres’ Dylan Cease pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Yankees rally past Padres 4-3 in 10 innings after breaking up Cease’s no-hit bid in 7th
NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter J.C. Escarra came through with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees, held hitless into the seventh, rallied past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday night.
New York Yankees’ J.C. Escarra, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off sacrifice fly ball during the 10th inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter J.C. Escarra came through with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees, held hitless into the seventh, rallied past the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Wednesday night.
Cody Bellinger homered with one out in the seventh for New York’s first hit off Padres starter Dylan Cease, who with a cramp in his right forearm.
Max Fried tossed seven splendid innings in a pitchers’ duel with Cease before San Diego scored twice against the Yankees’ bullpen to build a 3-1 lead in the eighth.
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Pinch-hitter Trent Grisham tied it with a two-run homer in the bottom half after Oswaldo Cabrera drew a leadoff walk from Jason Adam. It was Grisham’s 10th home run, eclipsing last year’s total.
Cabrera led off the 10th with a sacrifice bunt that moved automatic runner Jasson DomÃnguez to third. Escarra, the backup catcher and then came off the bench and lofted a long fly into the left-field corner against Jeremiah Estrada (1-2) that allowed DomÃnguez to score easily for New York’s first walk-off win this season.
In his second game since coming off the injured list, Jackson Merrill hit a solo homer in the fourth and a tiebreaking single in the eighth for the Padres. Xander Bogaerts added a sacrifice fly off Luke Weaver to make it 3-1.
Even as San Diego was taking the lead, a huge roar went up in the Yankee Stadium crowd of 42,302 when the New York Knicks finished off their rally for that gave them a 2-0 lead over the Celtics in their NBA playoff series.
Key moment
With the bases loaded and two outs in the 10th, embattled reliever Devin Williams (1-2) struck out Bogaerts with a full-count changeup. Williams screamed and pumped his fist before hopping off the mound. He ended up with his first win for the Yankees, who took two of three in the series.
Key stat
Fried was drafted seventh overall by the Padres in 2012 before they traded him to Atlanta. He is 6-0 with a 1.05 ERA for New York since signing as a free agent in December, and the Yankees have won all eight of his starts.
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Up next
Padres: Following a day off, RHP Randy Vásquez (1-3, 3.90 ERA) starts Friday night in Colorado.
Yankees: Rookie RHP Will Warren (1-2, 5.65 ERA) pitches Friday at the Athletics.
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