Regardless of a conflict with Jacob deGrom, the Yankees picked up a walk-off, 4-3 win over the Rangers at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday when Jasson Domínguez ended the sport with a solo blast off Luke Jackson within the ninth inning.
The one-out homer, The Martian’s sixth of the yr, got here on a dangling slider, secured a sequence win for the Yanks, and introduced an explosive wrap to what had beforehand been a pitching duel. It additionally led to an ice tub for Domínguez in less-than-ideal circumstances.
“It was cold,” stated the smiling, 22-year-old hero. “Today, we had a chilly day. That was cold.”
Domínguez had already proven that he has ice in his veins, although, as his dagger was the Yankees’ first walk-off house run since Giancarlo Stanton crushed a walk-off grand slam towards the Pirates on Sept. 20, 2022. Domínguez additionally turned the fourth-youngest Yankee to hit a walk-off homer.
“I was just looking for something up,” Domínguez stated, earlier than including, “The first one is always special.”
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Domínguez stated the second ranked within the prime three of his younger profession, becoming a member of his three-homer sport towards the A’s on Might 9 and his first-career homer, a blast off Justin Verlander in his first massive league at-bat, in 2023.
Boone, in the meantime, known as the game-winner an instance of Domínguez’s long-hyped expertise and poise.
“He’s just not affected by great results or a struggling day,” the supervisor stated. “He just kind of puts a smile on his face, goes to work, and likes playing the game with his teammates. He’s real easy and fun to be around, just because he’s got a good outlook on things, but you’re really starting to see just how good a talent [he is]. You see him run, you see the speed, you see the power, and he’s got some big hits for us too.”
Earlier, deGrom put Texas in sturdy place for a win, because the ex-Met allowed simply two earned runs over seven innings in his return to New York. He additionally totaled three hits, one stroll and 9 strikeouts over 103 pitches after Boone stated pregame that the Yankees would have “our hands full and work cut out for us” towards the two-time Cy Younger winner.
The Yankees’ first run off deGrom got here within the second inning, as DJ LeMahieu plated Anthony Volpe. Volpe began the body by smoking a triple off the glove of a diving Sam Haggerty in heart discipline.
deGrom didn’t allow one other baserunner till the seventh inning, when the red-hot Cody Bellinger ripped a solo shot to proper, extending his career-high hitting streak to fifteen video games.
With Jackson pitching within the eighth, Aaron Choose then tied the sport at three with a two-out, RBI single that noticed Trent Grisham get thrown out at third to finish the inning.
Whereas deGrom was firing a fastball that averaged 98.4 mph, a nasty slider, a changeup and a curve, the Rangers had their very own troubles towards a a lot completely different pitcher.
Ryan Yarbrough continued to ship for the Yankees, holding Texas to at least one run – a Jake Burger solo shot within the fifth – over 5 innings. The side-arming, junk-balling lefty solely allowed three hits whereas strolling none and placing out eight over 81 pitches.
“I look at him and think I wouldn’t have liked facing him,” Boone stated of Yarbrough. “He’s tall. He’s type of elbows, knees and throwing all the pieces at you in his supply. There’s some deception to it. It’s clearly not overpowering, nevertheless it’s beneath what these guys are used to seeing.
“He’s throwing the kitchen sink at you while having some deception to him, some funkiness to him.”
A veteran swingman, Yarbrough signed on the very finish of spring coaching for a assure of $2 million. He now has a 3.38 ERA for the season and a 1.93 ERA over his final 5 outings.
“I’m just enjoying every moment of it,” Yarbrough stated. “Definitely been enjoying starting again, and being able to do it here has been fantastic.”
Whereas Yarbrough shined, Burger clubbed one other bases-empty blast off Tim Hill within the seventh. Haggerty then took the struggling Ian Hamilton deep earlier than the inning ended.
The Rangers threatened once more within the ninth when Haggerty led off with a single and compelled Luke Weaver into the sport. With two outs, he then tried to steal second, solely to be thrown out on a pickoff throw from Weaver. Haggerty was initially deemed secure on the bang-bang play at second – enraging Boone – however replay overview overturned the decision and introduced the inning to an finish.
Then Domínguez delivered what Boone known as a “gritty” win.
“That was a huge win,” Choose added. Going up towards one of many biggest pitchers of our era, that was a big-time win for us. He was making pitches all evening. We actually couldn’t get something going. We acquired a pair knocks. Belli had an enormous homer. However to type of battle it out and combat all the way in which to the tip to the Domínguez homer, that was fairly particular.”
Now the Yankees will attempt for a sequence sweep Thursday afternoon — climate allowing — earlier than heading west to Colorado.
Carlos Rodón will begin the finale for the Yankees, whereas ex-Yankee Nathan Eovaldi will take the ball for Texas.
Initially Printed: Might 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM EDT
