About Last Night: Yanks Win in 10

By Clay Gregory

May 8, 2025

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About Last Night:

The Yankees defeated the Padres 4-3 in 10 Innings.

Quick Stats:

• Max Fried: 7.0 IP, 5 Hits, 1 Run, 8 Strikeouts. (No Decision)

• Cody Bellinger: 2-4 with 2 RBIs and a HR

• Jackson Merril (SD): 2-4 with a home run and 2 RBIs.

• Dylan Cease (SD): 6.2 IP, 1 Hit, 1 Run, 9 Strikeouts. (No Decision)

• Devin Williams: 1.0 IP, 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 3 Strikeouts, BB, HBP, and picks up the win!

• Trenth Grisham: Pinch hit 2-run HR to tie the game at 3-3.

• J.C. Escarra: Pinch-hit sac fly to bring Dominguez home to win the game.

The Game Story:

The top of the first started with Fried striking out Fernando Tatis Jr, followed by Luis Arraez grounding out to first. Manny Machado singled to right. Jackson Merrill hit a rocket to center for the third out.

Bottom of the first, Ben Rice pops out to short. Aaron Judge strikes out swinging. Austin Wells grounds out to second to end the 1-2-3 inning for Dylan Cease. Score 0-0.

Top of the second, Xander Bogaerts grounds out to third. Gavin Sheets and Oscar Gonzalez both strike out swinging for a 1-2-3 frame for Max Fried.

Bottom of the second, Dylan Cease gets Paul Goldschmidt to strike out swinging, followed by Cody Bellinger grounding out to first. Anthony Volpe strikes out on a caught foul tip. Score 0-0.

Top of the third, Fried gets Xander Bogaerts to ground out to third. Martin Maldonado strikes out swinging, and Fernando Tatis pops out to second to end the inning.

Bottom of the third, Jasson Dominguez draws a walk, followed by Oswaldo Cabrera lining out to right. Jorbit Vivas reaches base on a catcher's interference call, moving Dominguez to second. Ben Rice flies out to center, and Aaron Judge then strikes out swinging. Score 0-0.

Top of the fourth, Luis Arraez grounds out to the pitcher. Manny Machado flies out to right. Jackson Merrill hits a bomb to right center, and the Padres take the lead 1-0. Xander Bogaerts then singles on a grounder to second. Fried gets Gavin Sheets to fly out to center to end the top half.

Bottom of the fourth, Austin Wells starts the bottom half by flying out to right, followed by Paul Goldschmidt grounding out to third. Cody Bellinger grounds out to first to end the inning. Score: SD-1, NY-0

Top of the fifth, Oscar Gonzalez strikes out swinging, Jose Iglesias then grounds out to second. Martin Maldonado reaches second on a fielding error by Aaron Judge. Fernando Tatis singles on a line drive to left and sends Maldonado to third while Tatis Jr. reaches second. Luis Arraez flies out to right to end the top half.

Bottom of the fifth, Anthony Volpe hits a weak grounder to the pitcher and is out. Jasson Dominguez strikes out swinging. Oswaldo Cabrera draws a walk before Jorbit Vivas strikes out swinging. Score: SD-1, NY-0.

Top of the sixth, Manny Machado singles to left. Jackson Merrill strikes out swinging. Xander Bogaerts strikes out looking. Gavin Sheets flies out to center to end the top half.

Bottom of the sixth, Ben Rice strikes out swinging. Aaron Judge strikes out swinging. Austin Wells flies out to center to end the inning. Score: SD-1, NY-0.

Top of the seventh, Oscar Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Jose Iglesias grounds out to short before Martin Maldonado flies out to center to end the top half.

Bottom of the seventh, Paul Goldschmidt grounds out to short. Cody Bellinger hits a homer to make the score 1-1. Anthony Volpe strikes out swinging. Dylan Cease seems to be injured and is then replaced by Jason Adams. Jasson Dominguez strikes out looking to end the inning. Score: 1-1.

Top of the eighth has the Yanks taking Fried out of the game to bring in Ian Hamilton. Fernando Tatis draws a walk. Luis Arraez grounds out to second. Manny Machado draws a walk. Luke Weaver is brought in to replace Ian Hamilton. Jackson Merrill then singles to center on a line drive scoring Tatis Jr, and the score is now 2-1. Xander Bogaerts then hits a sac fly to center, scoring Machado to make the score 3-1. Gavin Sheets flies out to right to end the top half.

Bottom of the eighth starts with the Padres bringing Jason Heyward in as a defensive replacement in left. Oswaldo Cabrera draws a walk. Aaron Boone sends in Trent Grisham to pinch hit for Jarvis, who then proceeds to hit a home run to tie the game. Ben Rice grounds out to short. Aaron Judge grounds out to third, followed by Austin Wells grounding out to second to end the inning. Score 3-3.

Top of the ninth, Oswald Peraza replaces Trent Grisham and plays second. Jason Heyward flies out to right, followed by Jose Iglesias flying out to right as well. Martin Maldonado flies out to center to end the top half.

Bottom of the ninth, Robert Suarez comes in to replace pitcher Jason Adam. Paul Goldschmidt pops out to the catcher. Cody Bellinger singles to center. Anthony Volpe pops out to second. Jasson Dominguez pops out to the catcher to go to extra innings. Score 3-3.

Top of the tenth, Devin Williams replaces Luke Weaver, and pinch-runner Brandon Lockridge replaces Martin Maldonado and is on second. Fernando Tatis Jr strikes out swinging. Brandon Lockridge steals third. Luis Arraez draws a walk. Manny Machado strikes out on a caught foul tip to the catcher. Jackson Merrill is hit by the pitch, moving Luis Arraez to second. Xander Bogaerts strikes out swinging to end the top half.

Bottom of the tenth, Padres bring in Elias Diaz to replace Lockridge, and he is at catcher. Jasson Dominguez starts at second. Oswaldo Cabrera puts down a sac bunt that moves Dominguez to third, and Cabrera is out at first. J.C. Escarra comes in to pitch-hit for Peraza and hits a sac fly to left to bring home Dominguez. Yanks win 4-3.

Yankees Player of the Game

Trent Grisham came in to pinch-hit in the bottom of the eighth with the Yanks down two runs and tying the game by hitting his 10th home run of the season.

Better to Forget:

This does not happen very often, but Aaron Judge's error and 0-4 performance with three strikeouts earn him this honor in this game.

My Thoughts:

The Yankees snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with Trent Grisham’s clutch home run in the bottom of the eighth that tied the game and made the extra innings win possible.

Devin Williams finally getting out of an inning without giving up a run and looking more like his old self could be a good sign for the rest of the season.

The Yankees' showing of toughness and grit, never stopping to battle, even when having to come off the bench, shows just how much this team desires to win, no matter the circumstances.

Last night’s game was won by clutch hitting by two performers who did not even start the game, in Grisham and Escarra.

Max Fried continues to pitch like the ace he is, bringing his ERA to 1.05 for the season. It was tough not to give him the win with such a good performance, but that's just life in baseball. With the win, the Yanks keep their 2.5 game lead on the Red Sox in the division.

The Yankees are 8-0 in games Max Fried starts.

Next Up:

The Yankees have an off-day Thursday before taking on the Athletics in Sacramento Friday night. The Yanks will send Will Warren to the bump to take on Osvaldo Bido for the Athletics in a late-night matchup set for first pitch at 10:05 ET.