The New York Yankees simply accomplished one in all their most unbelievable sweeps in latest reminiscence—and Giancarlo Stanton needs the remainder of the league to take discover.
After going hitless for seven innings towards Seattle starter Bryan Woo, the Bronx Bombers erupted late to shock the Seattle Mariners and full a three-game sweep at Yankee Stadium. Stanton, who launched a two-run, pinch-hit house run within the eighth to spark the comeback, delivered a loud postgame message.
“No lead is secure.”
That quote, shared by Gary Phillips of the New York Every day Information in an article he posted to X, previously generally known as Twitter, rapidly gained traction throughout social media following the Yankees’ dramatic 6-5 walk-off win. Stanton’s pinch-hit blast wasn’t simply well timed — it was the primary of his profession and got here with the Yankees trailing late. Coming into the sport simply 5-for-48 in pinch-hit conditions, the veteran slugger delivered when it mattered most.
Down 5-0 getting into the eighth, it was Austin Wells who first broke by way of with a sacrifice fly to get the Yankees on the board. Stanton adopted along with his blast, trimming the result in 5-3. After the sport, Wells mirrored on the workforce’s resilience with Phillips.
“It was loads of enjoyable. It was in all probability one of many higher wins we’ve had.”
Wells later got here by way of within the ninth inning with a two-out, two-run single to tie the sport towards Mariners All-Star nearer Andres Munoz—who was reportedly tipping his pitches. The momentum shift was actual, and the Bronx crowd felt it constructing.
Within the tenth inning, Aaron Decide stepped to the plate with one out and Anthony Volpe on third. Decide delivered a shallow sacrifice fly that scored Volpe on a shocking head-first slide. The dramatic walk-off gave the Yankees their fourth straight win and renewed vitality heading into the All-Star break.
With the sweep of the Mariners within the rearview, the Yankees now flip their consideration to a pivotal collection towards the Chicago Cubs to shut out the primary half. With Carlos Rod0n, Will Warren, and Max Fried lined as much as begin, New York enters the weekend using a wave of momentum at simply the precise time.