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Yankees win as Ernie “Let’s play two” Banks gets his wish

The Yankees limped into Cincinnati in the wee hours of the morning with the best record in baseball at 20-9, comforted only by the fact that they are not the Cubs who lost an epic 18-inning battle that stretched well into Monday morning for fans on the East Coast.

In a game filled with oddities, Aroldis Chapman did the unthinkable when he blew his first save of the year forcing the game into extra innings. The game also included the following:

****The Cubs used three different starting pitchers as pinch hitters

****Forty-eight batters came to the plate and struck out, a new record for two teams.