Yankees Beat Nationals 5-3 Behind Dramatic 9th Inning Comeback

The Yankees beat the Nationals 5-3 in a dramatic comeback. The team needs to get people on base. They are hitting a lot of home runs, the most in baseball. One of those home runs was a 2-run shot in the ninth inning, hit by Jazz Chisholm Jr., who gave a pregame speech to the team. They also need to play better defense; they made 2 errors in this game.

This game was delayed by rain for exactly two hours. Thunderstorms formed right over Nationals Park. When the game did get going, it pitted two weak starting pitchers. Ryan Weathers started for the Yankees. He came into the game sporting a 4.29 earned run average. He faced Carson Palmquist, who has a 7.11 earned run average, an opener for the Nationals. Did you think this game would be high scoring?

Yankees and National Game Summary July 10

The Yankees scored twelve runs yesterday, and they were hoping that offensive outburst would help them tonight. There was a weak starting pitching matchup in the game, and the Nationals are a good-hitting team that scores a lot of runs. The Yanks needed to score a lot to outscore them. Here is how the game played out.

In the first inning of the game, Ben Rice hit a home run. The Yankees led 1-0. In the third inning, Dylan Crews grounded into a double play, and James Wood scored. The game was tied at 1.

In the fourth inning, Jasson Dominguez hit a solo home run. It was 2-1 Yankees. It is too bad Cody Belliber got thrown out trying to steal second right before. Then, in the bottom half of the inning, Keibert Ruiz homered to tie the game at 2. The Nationals took a 3-2 lead when James Wood homered.

In the ninth inning, Jazz Chisholm hit a two-run home run. The Yankees took a 4-3 lead. They extended that lead to 5-3 when Austin Wells hit a solo home run. That was the final score of the game.

Reversal of Fortune

Coming into the game yesterday, the Bronx Bombers were not bombing. They had gone twenty consecutive games by scoring five or fewer runs. They reversed that in a big way in yesterday’s game. They got the blowout they needed. It was a very unlikely win because the Rays started an All-Star in Drew Rasmussen, and the Yankees threw a bullpen game. They were at a severe disadvantage, and instead the split the crucial series with the division-leading Rays. They also, by courtesy of the blowout, outscored the Rays in the series. They hit four home runs in this game, accounting for all five runs.

Limited Options

Despite the offensive outburst yesterday, there are not many good lineup options for the manager of the Yankees, Aaron Boone. The lineup for this game was:

Rosario 3B
Rice DH
Grisham CF
Goldschmidt 1B
Bellinger LF
Dominguez RF
Chisholm Jr. 2B
Caballero SS
Wells C

Palmquist is a left-handed pitcher, so all the right-handed hitters in the lineup for the Bronx bombers did make sense, though there are few options now for the injury-riddled team. Palmquist was an opener for the Nationals, so there was a good chance the Yankees were going to use their bench. Amed Rosario played for the Nationals. He struck out twice in this game and made two errors before being removed.

As for the starting lineup tonight. None of them is batting .300, and several have significant problems. Wells is hitting just .151. Though he hit a home run yesterday. Bellinger got a hit yesterday but has been slumping in his last 70 at-bats. Goldschmidt is on a career-long 0-34 streak. We could keep going. In fact, Ben Rice is the only hitter in the lineup who is hitting well. He had two home runs yesterday and will participate in the All-Star home run derby.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Yankees won this game 5-3. They outscored the National. That said, the player of this game was James Wood. He had a home run and three other hits. He is outstanding, and met Aaron Judge when he was 17. These two teams continue their three-game series tomorrow at 4:05. It is the last series before the All-Star break.

Conclusion

The Yankees hoped to win this game and were buoyed by their strong offensive performance yesterday. They knew coming into the game that they would have to score a lot of runs, both because they had a weak starting pitcher and because the Nationals are a good offensive team. They were cautious because their starting pitcher, Ryan Weathers, was terrible in his last start.