NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 6: Brett Gardner #11 of the New York Yankees is congratulated by teammates after hitting a walk-off single against the Seattle Mariners during the 11th inning at Yankee Stadium on August 6, 2021 in New York City. The Yankees won 3-2. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
In a game started by Wandy Peralta…
In a game that lasted 11 innings, with Aroldis Chapman unavailable…
In a game that began with 6.2 soft-tossing shutout innings from Marco Gonzales, the exact type of left-handed junk baller the Yankees haven’t hit with any consistency since the mid-90s…
…Brett Gardner was the last man standing, as he always seems to be.