Ali Sanchez Hits Big Bopper in Come-from-Behind Win. NY 9 ChiSox 5

July 28, 2026 paperbacklou 2026 0
Ali Sanchez hits first HR in big leagues -- a 3-run bop in the 8th that just about put the game away, giving NY a 9-4 lead.

Catcher Ali Sanchez hit a 3-run HR in the top of the 8th to give the Yanks a 9-4 lead and come-from-behind 9-5 win over the White Sox on a Monday night in Chicago.

It was Ali’s first HR in the big leagues.

The Sanchez HR culminated a Yankee comeback from an early 3-0 deficit and seemed to put the game away. And it would have — except Jose Caballero made a 1-out error in the 9th to give the White Sox a baserunner, Camilo Doval walked a batter, and then Anthony Volpe dropped a popup behind 2nd that should have been the 3rd out. Instead it was 9-5 with the tying run on deck — and David Bednar had to come in and get the final out — a strikeout.

“That was a really great one,” said Max Fried afterwards. “Obviously tough spot — putting us in a 3-0 hole in the 1st. Did my best to hold it there. The offense came alive — was able to come back and get the lead and the bullpen did an unbelieveable job covering all the innings and being able to hold the lead and come out with the win.”

Fried said his stuff “wasn’t great; wasn’t terrible. Didn’t have very much command of my sinker today which led to the couple of walks against the left handers.”

NY improves to 60-46, and remain 2.5 behind Tampa and 4.5 ahead of Boston. Chicago drops to 55-50, in 1st in the AL Central by 2 games over Cleveland.

1. Fried — Still Recuperating — Goes 3 Innings

Max Fried — in his 2nd start since resting on the Injured List for almost 3 months — was scheduled to only go 65 pitches.

Unlike his prior start, he had trouble in the 1st inning — double by Randal Grichuk leading off the game, single by Munetaka Murakami (slashing 22-48-.240), strike out of 3rd baseman Miguel Vargas (22-43-.262), RBI single by shortstop (playing DH) Colson Montgomery (24-61-.224), sac fly by Chase Meidroth (8-38-.276), and RBI triple by rightfielder Braden Montgomery made it 3-0 right out of the box.

But Fried settled down in the 2nd, working around a leadoff single and 2-out walk to throw a shutout inning.

Fried allowed a leadoff walk to Colson Montgomery in the 3rd, but got a doubleplay and foul out to end the inning. He left after 66 pitches with NY down 3-0.

2. Yanks Score 4 in 4th to Go Up 4-3

Chicago started 22-year-old, 6’10 lefty Noah Schultz who came in with a 3-7 6.04 record. He struck out 3 in the 1st inning (working around a 2-out single by Paul Goldschmidt), then pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 2nd and 3rd with another strikeout in each inning.

But Schultz walked Ben Rice and Paul Goldschmidt leading off the 4th, and a Jasson Dominguez single loaded the bases with nobody out.

Anthony Volpe hit a ground-out chopper to shortstop to score a run and make it 3-1 ChiSox — and Schultz was relieved at 66 pitches by 6’1 lefty Chris Murphy.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. greeted him with a double to center to tie the score 3-3.

Chisholm then stole 3rd, and scored on a groundout to 2nd by Spencer Jones. NY 4 ChiSox 3.

3. Chivili Pitches Good Again; Hill Gets Hit Again

Angel Chivili relieved Fried to start the 4th and looked good again — allowing just a 2-out single in pitching a shutout inning.

But Tim Hill got hit again — he has been a tad off lately. This time he allowed a 1-out double to Vargas in the 5th, followed by an RBI single by Colton Montgomery to tie the score 4-4.

Fernando Cruz relieved Hill with the runner on 1st and 1 out — and finished the inning, then got the first 2 outs of the 6th before yielding to Brent Headrick for the final out.

4. Rosario & Rice Give NY 5-4 Lead in 7th

So it was a 4-4 tie heading to the 7th when Amed Rosario led off with a double, and with 2 outs, Ben Rice ripped a Clutch single to right to make it 5-4 Yanks.

5. Schuemann-Volpe Save Headrick in 6th

After getting the last out of the bottom of the 6th, Brent Headrick came back for the 7th — and after getting the first 2 outs, yielded a single to Colson Montgomery. Next batter Meidroth doubled to left — but Max Schuemann threw to relay man Volpe who threw a strike home to nail Montgomery.

6. Ali’s Big Bop Breaks Door Open in 4-Run Yank 8th

Jasson Dominguez led off the top of the 8th against 6’5 lefty Sean Newcomb with an infield single to 3rd. Anthony Volpe followed with a single to center, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. reached on a bunt single back to the pitcher — The Martian scoring when Newcomb pulled the 1st baseman off the bag with his throw.

And then 3 batters later, Ali Sanchez hit a 2-out, 371-foot HR to left — his first HR in the big leagues — for a 9-4 game.

7. Blackburn Good Again

Paul Blackburn pitched a 1-2-3 shutout bottom of 8th — strike out, groundout, groundout.

8. Volpe Drops Game Winner; Bednar the Save

So it went to the bottom of the 9th with Camilo Doval on the mound to wrap it up — NY up 9-4.

And Doval struck out Andrew Benintendi to start things.

But a fielding error by Jose Caballero at 3rd base allowed a baserunner, and a Doval walk to Murakami put runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out.

Doval got Vargas to line out to left — and then got Sam Antonacci to pop up behind 2nd for what appeared to be the ballgame.

But Anthony Volpe dropped the ball — scoring a run to make it 9-5.

In came David Bednar, with runners on 1st and 3rd and 2 outs — the tying run on deck — and he struck out Meidroth for the old ballgame.

The Boxscore

https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401816287

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