The Yankees got no-hit for 6.1 innings before fighting back and beating the San Diego Padres, 4-3, in extra innings on Wednesday night.
Here are the key takeaways…
— It was a pitchers’ duel in the Bronx, as starter Max Fried began his night with three scoreless innings, allowing just one hit to Padres star Manny Machado in the first inning. San Diego’s Dylan Cease matched Fried with the three shutout innings, avoiding some trouble in the third inning by striking out Aaron Judge with two runners on base.
— Fried gave up the first run of the night in the fourth inning on a solo home run to Jackson Merrill on a first-pitch hanging sweeper. It looked like Austin Wells was about to tie the game in the bottom half of the fourth, but Fernando Tatis Jr. robbed him of a homer and teased the fans in the short porch as if he didn’t make the catch.
— The Yanks left-hander evaded more damage in the fifth inning after Judge dropped a fly ball in right field and Tatis singled, getting Luis Arraez to line out to end the frame. Fried let up another single to Machado in the sixth inning, but struck out back-to-back Padres and got a flyout to keep it a 1-0 game. He then tossed a 1-2-3 seventh inning, including another strikeout.
Fried’s final line: one earned run over 7.0 IP and 100 pitches, allowing five hits with eight strikeouts and no walks.
— Judge’s tough night continued as he struck out for a third time in the bottom of the sixth inning with Cease continuing his no-hit bid. However, it didn’t last much longer. Cody Bellinger blasted a one-out homer on a high fastball to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Cease got another out before leaving with the trainer mid-AB vs. Jasson Dominguez. RHP Jeremiah Estrada came in and struck Dominguez out looking to end the inning.
Cease allowed one run on one hit over 6.2 IP (89 pitches) with nine strikeouts and two walks.
— Ian Hamilton recorded just one out in his three batters, walking Tatis and Machado to give San Diego a scoring chance in the eighth inning. Luke Weaver replaced Hamilton, but let up a RBI-single to Merrill and a sac-fly to Xander Bogaerts as the Padres took a 3-1 lead. That lead disappeared in the bottom half of the eighth with Trent Grisham pinch-hitting for Jorbit Vivas and smashing a two-run homer to tie it up at 3-3.
Devin Williams struck out three Padres in the tenth inning, giving the Yanks an opportunity to play small ball. Oswaldo Cabrera bunted Dominguez over to third base and J.C. Escarra delivered with the pinch-hit, sacrifice fly to walk it off.
Who was the game MVP?
Grisham, who’s pinch-hit HR in the eighth saved the day for the Yankees after getting no-hit for 6+ innings. It was home run No. 10 on the year for him, giving him one more than he had all of last season in 45 fewer games. The 28-year-old is well on pace to beat his career-high of 17 HRs (2022).
Highlights
CODY BELLINGER!
He ends Dylan Cease’s no-hit bid and ties the game at 1-1! pic.twitter.com/iA3gtpfWTM
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A PINCH-HIT GAME-TYING 2-RUN HOMER FOR TRENT GRISHAM! pic.twitter.com/uKkuxec0Nz
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 8, 2025
DEVIN WILLIAMS GETS OUT OF IT AND STRIKES OUT HIS 3RD BATTER OF THE 10TH pic.twitter.com/WnYpdH4VIv
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 8, 2025
The walk-off sac fly from JC Escarra! pic.twitter.com/rxxiT0b2hs
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) May 8, 2025
What’s next
The Yankees head out West to Sacramento to face the Athletics for a three-game series starting on Friday, May 9. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m.
Will Warren (1-2, 5.65 ERA) will take the mound for the Yanks, while Osvaldo Bido (2-2, 4.71 ERA) will start for the A’s.
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