Josh Donaldson knew the ball left the ballpark the second it left his bat.
And the New York Yankees needed this one. Down 7-4 going into the bottom of the 10th inning, they were facing getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays and losing their fourth game in a row when Donaldson came up to the plate in the extra inning. But as his line-drive grand slam exited the park, Donaldson knew the victory meant more to the Yankees in the bigger picture amidst their roughest stretch this season. The 8-7 walk-off win marked only their third win this month, having dropped 11 games since the start of August.