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Ben Rice’s 10th-Inning Grand Slam Powers Yankees Past Orioles, Tightens AL East Race

The result leaves New York two games behind Toronto with six to play.

Overview

  • Rice went 4-for-5 with five RBIs, including his 24th homer, after tying the game earlier with a sixth-inning RBI single.
  • The Yankees erupted for six runs in the 10th after being held to five hits through nine, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. homering and Anthony Volpe adding an RBI single.
  • Rookie Cam Schlittler strengthened his postseason rotation case by allowing one run over 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 3.27.
  • New York’s bullpen delivered 4 2/3 scoreless frames, David Bednar earned the win to improve to 4-0 since joining the team, and Camilo Doval ended it by striking out Ryan Mountcastle with the bases loaded.
  • Toronto holds the head-to-head tiebreaker, heightening the pressure as the Yankees return for a final homestand against the White Sox and Orioles.