NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a tying double in the ninth inning and Anthony Rizzo followed with a game-winning single to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
Shut out on two hits for eight innings, the Yankees got four in a row off closer Jason Foley (2-1) to start and finish the ninth in a heartbeat.
“If we’ve got outs left, we’ve got time,” Stanton said.
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Aaron Judge opened the inning by bouncing a single through the middle and advanced to second on Alex Verdugo’s bunt single toward third. Stanton, who struck out his previous three times up, then lined an opposite-field double into the right-field corner on a 97 mph sinker, leaving runners at second and third.
“It just kind of popped in my head,” Verdugo said. “Just saw it was there and just kind of went with it. … I think it definitely caught everybody off guard.”
It was Stanton’s first hit this season on a pitch 97 mph or faster.
“You’ve got to want those moments,” he said.
Rizzo then grounded a single through a drawn-in infield beyond diving second baseman Andy Ibáñez for New York’s first walk-off win of the year. Rizzo raised one arm as he jogged toward first base and was swarmed by excited teammates.
“I think Judgie getting on set the tone,” Rizzo said. “I don’t know if that was a sneak-attack bunt. Perfect bunt. Big G with just a massive swing.”
Detroit Tigers’ Javier Báez (28) throws out New York Yankees’ Juan Soto at first base after forcing out Anthony Volpe for a double play during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP
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