Down by six runs through five innings, it looked like the Yankees were on their way towards a devastating loss – a loss that would’ve put them in a precarious 3-1 series hole. Instead, they chipped and fought their way back thanks in part to a three-run homer by Jim Leyritz in the eighth and a Wade Boggs bases loaded walk in the 10th to win 8-6. The World Series is now a three-game series.
The win represented the Yankees’ biggest comeback in a postseason game in their illustrious franchise history. Things didn’t look good in the eighth when Braves manager Bobby Cox brought on his closer, Mark Wohlers, and his 99-mph fastball with a 6-3 lead.