Overview

• Rice crushed a two-out grand slam to right-center off left-hander Keegan Akin after falling behind 1-2 in the count.
• The Yankees catcher/first baseman finished with four hits and five RBIs, including the game-tying single in the sixth.
• Rookie Cam Schlittler allowed one run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts and one walk.
• David Bednar recorded the win as one of six New York relievers, while Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe added 10th-inning insurance runs.
• New York remains two games behind the Blue Jays, who beat Kansas City and own the head-to-head tiebreaker, though the Yankees sit in the top Wild Card slot.