It wasn’t how they drew it up, but the Yankees managed to squeak by the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, 3-1, courtesy of an unorthodox eighth-inning rally that ultimately snapped the five-game losing streak.
With the score tied at one, Aaron Hicks began the eighth with a walk, pinch-hitting for left fielder Mike Tauchman. Back-to-back singles by DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge loaded the bases. As Clint Frazier pinch-hit for Brett Gardner, Atlanta reliever Nate Jones bounced a ball in the dirt, allowing Hicks to score. After Frazier popped out to second, the Braves intentionally walked Giancarlo Stanton to set up the double play; that move backfired, however, as after a Gleyber Torres fly out to shallow center field, Mike Ford walked to force in another run.