Yankees Highlights: Didi Gregorius’ grand slam caps off epic comeback

This series has been one of extremes, hasn’t it? Yesterday the Yankees suffered what felt like the worst loss of the season. Tonight the Bombers rallied for a thrilling comeback, one that had 2017 Wild Card Game vibes. It was phenomenal.

We’ll have a full recap up soon. In the meantime, here are some highlights:

Winner of the Game

That eighth inning, y’all. That might have been the best inning of the season. It started with the Yankees down by one. Gleyber Torres drew a leadoff walk, but Brett Gardner and DJ LeMahieu quickly made two outs. That brought Aaron Judge to the plate, and he nearly hit the go-ahead homer to right field. It just hooked a hair foul. Not one to be dissuaded by a near-miss, he sent the next pitch into bleachers, Yankees lead 4-3.

A Luke Voit single, Gary Sanchez double, and intentional walk to Edwin Encnacion loaded the bases for Didi Gregorius. Sir Didi then unleashed the most majestic home run of the season, a moonshot of a grand slam to make it 8-3. His bat flip and celebration down the line? Pure joy. The curtain call afterward? Exhilarating.

That one will feature prominently in all future 2019 Yankees video packages.

Honorable Mentions: Encarnacion, David Hale

Loser of the Game

Nobody loses tonight. We need some positivity around here, especially after yesterday. This game rocked.

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