BRONX, N.Y. — Aaron Judge lit the match and Giancarlo Stanton launched a molotov cocktail. When it was all said and done, history was made and the New York Yankees walked off the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-8, with a classic ninth inning finish.
Initially, it looked like we would be talking about this as the Harrison Bader game. Bader himself a solid Yankee debut, going 2-for-4, driving in three, and scoring a run. Yet, the Yankee bullpen seemingly coughed up the lead at every turn until Aroldis Chapman in the ninth.
In all, it set the stage for a dramatic home half of the ninth, with the Bronx Bombers trailing 8-4.