{"id":32185,"date":"2026-08-08T09:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32185"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:44:08","slug":"yankees-rally-to-beat-braves-in-dramatic-walk-off-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32185","title":{"rendered":"Yankees rally to beat Braves in dramatic walk-off win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fnewspress-collage-8vusi0z3o-1786163856755.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261786149539\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>From the depths of despair, the Yankees remained in second place, at least for a night.<\/p>\n<p>One out away from being shut out and allowing the blazing-hot Red Sox to leapfrog them in the standings, the Yankees\u2019 bats finally woke up in time to stop their slide for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>Trailing by two runs entering the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees came back to tie it before winning it in the 10th on Ryan McMahon\u2019s walk-off sacrifice fly for a 3-2 win over the Braves on Friday night in The Bronx.<\/p>\n<p>After Jos\u00e9 Caballero failed to get a bunt down and struck out on a foul attempt to lead off the bottom of the 10th against righty Tyler Kinley, the Braves intentionally walked Spencer Jones to bring up George Lombard Jr., who drew a full-count walk to load the bases.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon (19) celebrates with his teammates after his walk-off sacrifice fly to beat the Braves in the series opener on Aug. 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Yankees first baseman Luis Garc\u00eda Jr.  scored the winning run. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Yankees third baseman Ryan McMahon (19) is doused with water. <span class=\"credit\">Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>McMahon, who had two of the Yankees\u2019 four hits entering the ninth inning, then worked another full count before delivering the game-winning fly ball to right field that was deep enough to score Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. from third.<\/p>\n<p>And so the Yankees (65-51) staved off third place in the AL East \u2014 for what would have been the first time this season \u2014 and dropping into the second AL wild card, staying a half-game ahead of the Red Sox, who won their ninth straight game and improved to 32-5 over their last 37.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the process, they snapped the Braves\u2019 eight-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>When the Yankees stranded a pair of runners in the bottom of the eighth, it appeared to be their last gasp. But then, with one out in the bottom of the ninth, Lombard, in his third career game, reached on a swinging bunt and raced all the way to third on Braves closer Raisel Iglesias\u2019 wild throwing error.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice (22) hits an RBI single to tie the game during the ninth inning on August 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells (28) reacts after he hits an RBI double in the ninth inning. <span class=\"credit\">Jason Szenes for the New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One out later, Austin Wells roped a double to right field to make it 2-1 and at least wipe away the shutout. Amed Rosario then drew a walk before Ben Rice \u2014 who walked to the plate in a 2-for-33 skid \u2014 laced a single off the right-field wall to tie it and put the winning run at third. <\/p>\n<p>Heliot Ramos, who reached base four times, was hit by an 0-1 pitch to load the bases, at which point the Braves replaced Iglesias with lefty Dylan Dodd, who got Garc\u00eda to ground out, sending the game to extras.<\/p>\n<p>David Bednar tossed a scoreless top of the 10th, thanks to terrific defense from Lombard on a play in the hole and Garc\u00eda on a pop-up to no man\u2019s land in right field to end the frame.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried (54) throws a pitch during the first inning. <span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For most of the night, it looked like the Yankees were going to waste Max Fried\u2019s 6 1\/3 shutout innings. <\/p>\n<p>The Braves (70-46) built a 2-0 lead after their former teammate left the game on solo shots from Austin Riley (off Fernando Cruz in the eighth inning) and Matt Olson (left-on-left against Tim Hill in the ninth).<\/p>\n<p>Yankees starters have now allowed one run or fewer in eight of their last 10 games, but they are only 5-5 in that stretch.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Yankees could not figure out right-hander Tyler Mahle, who came into the night with a 5.13 ERA but tossed six shutout innings with nine strikeouts in his first start since the Braves acquired him at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Lombard Jr. DAZZLED In Dynamic Yankees Debut!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1LbeeL_TGZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"product-spotlight product-spotlight-block wp-block-nypost-editor-product-spotlight\">\n<p>\n\t\t\tYankees Merch Shop\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNew York Post receives revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and when you make a purchase.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Yankees did not have a hit until Ramos led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a double to the gap. But two pitches later, there were two outs, as Garc\u00eda and Jazz Chisholm Jr. both popped out on the first pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Jones then came up and drilled a ball to center field that Dub\u00f3n leaped at the wall to snag, robbing the Yankees of at least one run, if not two.<\/p>\n<p>An inning later, McMahon roped a one-out double, only to be stranded at second base like Ramos as <\/p>\n<p> Wells flew out, and Trent Grisham struck out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the depths of despair, the Yankees remained in second place, at least for a night. One out away from being shut out and allowing the blazing-hot Red Sox to leapfrog them in the standings, the Yankees\u2019 bats finally woke up in time to stop their slide for the time being. 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