Kiner-Falefa’s 10th-inning single leads Yankees past Padres
NEW YORK — Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a game-ending single with one out within the Tenth inning because the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Saturday.
After Anthony Volpe and Aaron Judge hit into double performs within the eighth and ninth, the Yankees obtained their fifth walk-off win when Kiner-Falefa despatched Nick Martinez’s 2-0 pitch down the road simply previous the glove of third baseman Rougned Odor to attain Greg Allen.
“I was just trying to see if he was gonna come after me,” Kiner-Falefa mentioned. “He threw two balls out of the zone and I was just looking for something. I thought he was going to throw something elevated and I was going to be able hit a pop fly to left field right there, but I was a little bit out front and I was able to hook it in the line.”
It was Kiner-Falefa’s third profession walk-off hit and first since becoming a member of the Yankees to play shortstop final season. This time, he obtained the hit whereas persevering with to play as an outfielder for the primary time in his profession.
“Whatever role it’s been in, he’s worked his tail off to acclimate himself to it and be ready for it,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned. “And now he’s gotten some more starts lately. You get him in matchups where you feel like he can be really successful and he’s done a really nice job here for us.”
After getting the hit, Kiner-Falefa was doused with a water tub by Judge and Anthony Rizzo whereas conducting his postgame interview by the New York dugout.
“What a gamer, he’s played multiple positions now, hasn’t complained once,” New York’s DJ LeMahieu mentioned of Kiner-Falefa. “Wants to be out there. Great hit today. It was one of those at-bats you knew he was going to get a hit.”
LeMahieu, who had an RBI double within the first, homered off Padres starter Michael Wacha to tie it within the seventh because the Yankees averted a fourth straight loss. It was LeMahieu’s eleventh profession homer that both tied a recreation or gave his staff the lead within the seventh or past.
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered for the second straight recreation, and ninth time this season, for San Diego’s solely hit in Luis Severino’s 6 2/3 innings. Ha-Seong Kim hit an RBI single within the seventh off Michael King.
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The Padres have been held to a few hits, went 1 for six with runners in scoring place and have been unable to win three straight for the primary time since April 29-May 1.
“You knew it was going to come down to one play at the end,” San Diego supervisor Bob Melvin mentioned. “We got a guy with a good ground ball rate up there. He hits a ground ball, it finds the line.”
Severino allowed two runs, one earned, in his second begin since coming back from a strained proper lat.
Clay Holmes (3-2), who got here on within the high of the Tenth, retired Tatis on a delicate grounder that was initially dominated an infield hit earlier than being overturned on replay to finish the inning.
Wacha allowed two runs and 5 hits earlier than turning the sport over to Martinez (2-2) for the ultimate 2 1/3 innings.
“We’re in a tie game like that, at that point I think he’s our best option,” Melvin mentioned of utilizing Martinez within the Tenth.
After Severino retired the primary 10 hitters, Tatis blasted an 0-1 slider off the again of the San Diego bullpen. He admired the 426-foot shot, did a hop and stutter step at third and clapped his fingers upon crossing the plate earlier than doing a handshake with Juan Soto close to the on-deck circle.
DROPPED:
Rookie SS Anthony Volpe batted ninth for the primary time since April 15 and went 0 for 3. Volpe is hitting .197 and is 5 for 38 (.132) over his final 12 video games.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: SS Xander Bogaerts, who’s coping with wrist soreness, was given the time without work earlier than batting within the ninth. Melvin mentioned he expects Bogaerts will play Sunday … RHP Luis García (strained left indirect) was positioned on the injured listing and RHP Domingo Tapia was recalled from Triple-A El Paso.
Yankees: RHP Matt Krook was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole (5-0, 2.53 ERA), who’s winless in his final 5 begins, opposes San Diego RHP Yu Darvish (3-3, 3.67) Sunday.
