Rollercoaster Win! NY 5 Tampa 4 in 11

July 31, 2025 paperbacklou 2025 0
Anthony Volpe ties game in bottom of 9th with Homer!

The Yankees came back from deficits and seemingly dead in the bottom of the 8th, bottom of the 9th, and bottom of the 10th, and won the game in the bottom of the 11th on an RBI single by Ryan McMahon over a drawn-in outfield for a walk-off, 5-4 win in 11 innings over Tampa at Yankee Stadium!

The game was quite boring through the first 7 innings — or exciting if you like pitchers’ duels — with Will Warren and the Yankee bullpen matching Zack Littell and the Tampa bullpen engaged in a pitchers’ duel. The Yanks had 2 hits and were trailing 1-0 heading into the bottom of the 8th.

And then — all the action happened:

  • Trent Grisham was a hero — tying the game with a solo HR in the bottom of the 8th;
  • Giancarlo Stanton was a hero — putting the Yanks ahead with an RBI single in the 8th;
  • Devin Williams was a goat — blowing the save by coughing up a 2-run HR to give Tampa the lead in the top of the 9th;
  • Anthony Volpe was a hero — hitting a game-tying HR in the bottom of the 9th;
  • Cody Bellinger was a hero — hitting an RBI triple to tie the game in the bottom of the 10th;
  • Tim Hill was a hero — pitching a shutout top of 11th, despite the inherited runner on 2nd; and finally
  • Ryan McMahon was the final hero — hitting a fly ball to deep left center for the walk-off single!

On a HOT, HUMID night in the Bronx — a high of 97 degrees during the day — on Cowboy Hat giveaway night. There was a thunderstorm early in the game which made the field wet for a while.

“Feel like he’s swinging the bat well,” said manager Aaron Boone about Anthony Volpe and his game-saving HR in the 9th. “I feel like he’s made some good adjustments and it’s showing well, kind of under the hood. And now the last 10 years or so he’s starting to get some results.”

“He’s really good at just… today.. and what I have to do today,” added Boone about Volpe.

NY improves to 59-49, and remain 4 behind Toronto. Tampa falls to 54-55.

1. Warren Pitched Great

Will Warren pitched great. Again. He continues to perform as the Yankees #3 starter and this time it was 6 innings of 6-hit, 1-run ball, striking out 4 and walking 1.

The only run he allowed was in the 3rd on a 1-out, ground rule double by Taylor Walls and a 2-out double by Brandon Lowe to right.

He got out of a jam in the 4th — helped by catcher Austin Wells on a strike-em-out-throw-em-out double play when Warren struck out Junior Caminero and Wells threw out Jonathan Aranda trying to steal 2nd.

Warren then allowed a walk and a single before getting the final out. And then he continued to motor on with a shutout 5th and a 1-2-3 inning in the 6th.

 

2. Littell and the Tampa Pen Pitched Great Too

But Zack Littell and the Tampa bullpen were even stingier.

Littell — with a record of 8-8 3.58 — shutout the Yankees on 2 hits thru the first 5 innings.

The Yanks almost got to Littell in the 3rd when Ryan McMahon led off with a double, and Trent Grisham and Ben Rice worked 2-out walks to load the bases — but Bellinger grounded out to end the inning.

In the 4th, Jazz Chisholm Jr. got a 1-out single, then stole 2nd and with 2 outs, stole 3rd. Ryan McMahon worked a 2-out walk to put runners on 1st and 3rd — but Anthony Volpe flied out to end the threat.

Littell pitched a shutout 5th, and then Garrett Cleavinger came in for a 1-2-3 inning in the 6th, and Mason Englert pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 7th.

So it was to the 8th, and the Yanks were down 1-0 and had only gotten 2 hits in the game.

3. Grisham Ties It 1-1 with HR in 8th

And then Trent Grisham saved the night with a leadoff HR to right off 6’6 righty Bryan Baker.

The Yanks continued the rally after Trent’s HR — Ben Rice singled to right — and Oswald Peraza came in to run for him. Cody Bellinger then singled to center, moving Peraza to 3rd with nobody out, and Giancarlo Stanton knocked a single to center for a 2-1 Yankee lead.

With 1st and 2nd, still nobody out — Jazz Chisholm Jr. flied out to left and The Martian grounded into a double play to end the inning. But NY had a 2-1 lead and the win was at hand.

4. Devin Blows the Save

Not so fast.

Devin Williams blew the save — a leadoff walk to Junior Caminero to start the top of the 9th, and a 2-run HR to next batter Josh Lowe — who golfed a high shot just fair into the right field seats.

Devin got the next 3 outs, 1-2-3 — but the damage was done.

Tampa 3 NY 2.

5. Volpe Ties It with HR in 9th!

Tampa’s Ace reliever Pete Fairbanks came in, and struck out McMahon to start the bottom of the 9th.

But next batter Anthony Volpe hit a 366-foot HR to left to tie the game !

Austin Wells Blunder

Next batter Austin Wells singled to center — so the Yanks were cooking; looking to win the game. Trent Grisham laid down a beautiful bunt to get Wells into scoring position at 2nd — but Wells — thinking there were 3 outs — started walking off the field and was tagged out!

This confused most of the fans at Yankee Stadium for several minutes — especially those in the upper decks — not knowing what the heck had just gone on.

6. The Martian Saves Weaver at the Wall

Luke Weaver came in for the 10th, with the inherited runner on 2nd, and struck out the first batter, Jonny DeLuca.

But Weaver walked Brandon Lowe and gave up a single to Yandy Diaz — loading the bases with 1 out.

Jonathan Aranda hit one Deep to Left — it initially looked like it could be a Grand Slam — but The Martian made a terrific catch at the wall — and it was just a sac fly. HUGE — as Weaver got the final out and NY still had a chance with the inherited runner coming up in the bottom of the inning.

7. Bellinger Ties It with Triple in 10th!

Edwin Uceta came in to pitch for Tampa in the bottom of the 10th — Tampa up 4-3 — and the Yanks with the inherited runner at 2nd (Grisham). Uceta struck out Paul Goldschmidt to start the inning.

Now the Yanks needed a hit.

And Cody Bellinger supplied it — with a line shot in the gap to right center for a Triple and 4-4 tie!

The Yanks were poised for a win — with Giancarlo Stanton to the plate all they needed was a sac fly. But Uceta struck out Stanton, and got Chisholm to ground out to end the inning.

8. Hill Keeps Tampa in Check

More heroics in the top of the 11th — Tim Hill coming in and getting Jonathan Lowe to line out to McMahon at 3rd to start the inning, then getting Mangum to ground out to 2nd — moving the runner to 3rd, and then a grounder to Anthony Volpe at shortstop — who made the play easily.

Volpe had made an error on a throw earlier in the game and was booed, after having made 2 errors the night before — including one on a throw that should have ended the game.

9. McMahon Walks It Off

And then to the bottom of the 11th and the final Yankee hero.

Kevin Kelly came in to pitch, with Chisholm the inherited runner on 2nd.

Kelly intentionally walked Jasson Dominguez — a switch-hitter batting left — to put runners on 1st and 2nd — preferring to pitch to the righty McMahon.

But with two speedy runners on (including Chisholm who had stolen 2nd and 3rd in the 3rd) — Kelly balked — sending the runners to 2nd and 3rd with nobody out.

And then Ryan McMahon hit one deep to left center — over the drawn in outfield for the walkoff hit and the old ballgame!

The Boxscore

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401696532

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