great july win over an al east contender, a wild card contender; one run game.
bravo to gardner. triple, hr.
chapman was lights out in 2 innings.
live by sword, die... you know the rest. rays bringing in the infield temporarily saves the game, rays over shifting the infield leads to tying game in the 9th via kornfusion.
girard(i) can be second guessed for taking out cc, for allowing wade to bat in the 8th & 10th innings with runners in scoring position. wade was waving good bye at those low/inside/outside pitches. terrible at bats.
home plate ump was terrible. gardner should have had ball 4. dickerson should have been struck out on 1 & 2 count. next pitch was a getty goner. i can see why girard(i) threw himself on the throw me out umpire's right arm.
great game - many highs & many lows. torture/joy for fans.
*The Yankees have now won 5 games this season in which they trailed after 8 innings, tied for most in the AL (Rays). The Rays have lost 32 games this season in which they led, most in the AL.
*Aaron Judge may have lost a tooth in the post-game celebration, but he extended his home hit streak to 16 games, matching Hideki Matsui's franchise rookie record. However, he dropped to 3-35 this season against 2017 All-Star pitchers (.086). He's hitting .333 vs non-All-Stars.