Baseball starts at two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. A tie with wild pitches → end with a lucky hit. Yankees Confirm 8th PS in 9 Years
Sep 24, 2025
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The Yankees tied the game with a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning, trailing 1-2 at home against the White Sox at Yankee Stadium on the 24th (Korea time), and Jose Caballero's walk-off hit led to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory.
The Yankees, who won 89-68 on the day, confirmed their advance to the postseason. He has made eight postseason appearances in the last nine years, excluding 2023. In addition, the Toronto Blue Jays, the leader of the American League East, lost to the Boston Red Sox on the same day, becoming one game apart from the Yankees, and the battle for first place became interesting.
The Yankees, who scored the first run with Austin Wells' double in the bottom of the second inning, were upset by the White Sox's Colson Montgomery's two-run shot in the top of the sixth inning.
The Yankees, who unfortunately missed the chance to get the first and third bases with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, got the last chance in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Against Brandon Isert, lead Anthony Wolf hit left-handed and Austin Wells hit right-handed, creating a golden opportunity for runners on first and second bases with no outs.
However, Trent Grisham hit a double play in front of the second baseman, making it two outs and third base. Aaron Judge got four automatic pitches to become the first and third base. And Cody Bellinger's at-bat. After a close race to the full count, Isert's 7th pitch of 90.7 miles (about 146km) became a bad pitch that soared too high and flew back. Bellinger was walking with a walk, and third baseman Wolf quickly dug home and was safe. It will be tied 2-2 and even a finishing situation with two outs and runners on first and second bases will be created.
In response, the White Sox replaced Stephen Wilson. And Jose Caballero, who came in on a logarithmic basis in the top of the ninth inning, came into the batter's box. Caballero, who fouled four balls in a row in 2B2S, rolled up an 83 miles (about 134km) low sweeper on the ninth pitch. It looked like a normal outfield fly, but it became a lucky hit that the center fielder ran fast but couldn't catch it, and the second baseman Judge came home first to complete the walk-off victory. With five games left, it's one game behind, so it's now possible to aim for the district championship.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
