Marlins mount massive comeback in 9th to walk off Yanks

MIAMI — Jake Burger knocked the walk-off single in Sunday afternoon’s inconceivable 8-7 comeback victory over the Yankees at mortgageDepot park. Miami scored 5 runs within the ninth to take two of three over the weekend.

Yuli Gurriel led off with a double in opposition to Clay Holmes earlier than Jon Berti struck out and Nick Fortes reached on an infield single. Following a Jazz Chisholm Jr. stroll to load the bases, Josh Bell despatched a comebacker to Holmes, who didn’t discipline it cleanly and threw the ball away to permit a pair to attain.

With runners on the corners, Luis Arraez adopted with the game-tying two-run triple to the right-field nook. Tommy Kahnle took over for Holmes and walked Bryan De La Cruz to place runners on the corners. With a drawn-in five-man infield, De La Cruz superior to second on defensive indifference. Burger then despatched a 2-1 changeup to left discipline for the profitable hit.