Lombard's Incredible Slide, Tiebreaking Homer Lift Yanks over Rays. Schlitter Finishes with 1.95 ERA
George Lombard Jr. scored on a daring slide and hit a tiebreaking two-run homer as New York erased a 4-0 deficit.
- On Thursday night, Rookie George Lombard Jr. led the New York Yankees to a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring on a spectacular slide and hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer.
- Tampa Bay built an early 4-0 lead behind Junior Caminero, who drove in two runs to reach 99 RBIs after the Rays clinched the AL East on Tuesday.
- New York ace Cam Schlittler finished with an AL-best 1.95 ERA, allowing two runs in three innings during his final start before the postseason; Rays starter Ian Seymour held the Yankees to one hit over five innings.
- Bradley Hanner earned his first major league win after retiring Caminero in the eighth, while Paul Goldschmidt added a seventh-inning RBI single and Austin Wells homered in the Yankees' comeback rally.
- The Yankees host Host Baltimore in a single-admission doubleheader on Friday, preparing for the AL Wild Card Series beginning next week as the regular season concludes.
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Lombard’s incredible slide, tiebreaking homer lift Yanks over Rays. Schlitter finishes with 1.95 ERA
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie George Lombard Jr. scored on an incredible slide and followed with a tiebreaking. two-run homer as Cam Schlitter finished his season with an AL-best 1.95 ERA in the New York Yankees' 6-4 comeback win over…
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Lombard's incredible slide, tiebreaking homer lift Yanks over Rays. Schlitter finishes with 1.95 ERA
Rookie George Lombard Jr. scored on an incredible slide and followed with a tiebreaking. two-run homer as Cam Schlitter finished his season with an AL-best 1.95 ERA in the New York Yankees’ 6-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays.…
Lombard’s incredible slide, tiebreaking homer lift Yankees over Rays
NEW YORK — Rookie George Lombard Jr. scored on an incredible slide and followed with a tie-breaking two-run homer as Cam Schlitter finished his season with an AL-best 1.95 ERA in the New York Yankees’ 6-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Lombard, who debuted on Aug. 4, had three RBIs for the Yankees (92-67), who overcame a 4-0 deficit. He hit an RBI double in the seventh, jumped over catcher Liam Hicks to score in the eigh…
Lombard's incredible slide, tiebreaking homer lift Yankees over Rays
Rookie George Lombard Jr. scored on an incredible slide and followed with a tie-breaking two-run homer as Cam Schlitter finished his season with an AL-best 1.95 ERA in the New York Yankees' 6-4 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.
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