A daring, and perhaps ill-advised, fifth-inning steal of home by Jacoby Ellsbury helped the Yankees tie Friday night’s game, which they eventually won.
Saturday, Ellsbury reached on a critical catcher’s interference in the seventh inning that contributed to a game-tying rally.
Hey, the way things have been going for this Yankees offense, whatever it takes.
The seventh inning, which featured two walks, the catcher’s interference and a liner off the pitcher, made the bottom of the ninth possible.
There, Brett Gardner’s solo home run into the second deck off Erasmo Ramirez lifted the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Rays in front of 40,714 at the Stadium, the Bombers second straight victory after three straight defeats.