DENVER — As can usually occur within the excessive altitude, Sunday’s sport between the Yankees and Rockies received inebriated in a rush through the late innings.
By the top of the chaos, the Yankees had submitted one other candidate for his or her worst lack of the season.
After blowing a two-run lead within the eighth inning, scoring a pair within the prime of the ninth to pressure further innings, then pushing throughout two extra runs to regain the lead within the prime of the 11th, the Yankees nonetheless misplaced in gut-punch style.
Alan Trejo hit a walk-off residence run towards Ron Marinaccio with two outs within the 11th inning to offer the Rockies an 8-7 win on Sunday afternoon at Coors Area.
Marinaccio was recent into the sport after lefty Nick Ramirez had given up a game-tying, two-run homer to the left-handed hitting Nolan Jones two pitches into the inning.
The Rockies’ ultimate comeback occurred after Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Peraza had recorded RBI singles within the prime of the 11th to place the Yankees forward 7-5.
Attempting to guard a two-run lead after Gerrit Cole’s 11-strikeout gem, Tommy Kahnle loaded the bases with two outs within the eighth inning earlier than Clay Holmes entered and gave up his first residence run of the season, a grand slam by C.J. Cron that put the Rockies forward 5-3.
The Rockies’ shoddy protection, which opened the door for the Yankees to take a 3-1 lead within the sixth inning, was again on show within the prime of the ninth.
After Daniel Bard hit pinch-hitter Billy McKinney to start the inning, Gleyber Torres hit a dribbler to 3rd base for an infield single.
However third baseman Ryan McMahon’s ill-advised throw to first was wild, permitting McKinney to come back all the best way round to attain and Torres to take second.
Torres then tagged to 3rd base on Giancarlo Stanton’s fly out earlier than Anthony Rizzo drew a five-pitch stroll.
The freshly recalled Peraza pinch ran for Rizzo and instantly stole second base to remove the specter of a double play, however the Rockies responded by deliberately strolling DJ LeMahieu after Bard threw two balls to him.
Harrison Bader got here up subsequent and delivered a sacrifice fly to left area that tied the sport at 5. However the Yankees missed out on an opportunity to take the lead as a result of Peraza tried to tag as much as third on the play and was thrown out by catcher Elias Diaz.
After the Yankees went down quietly within the prime of the 10th, Ian Hamilton saved the Rockies at bay within the backside of the inning to ship it to the 11th.
The late drama overshadowed a stellar begin for Cole. On a day during which at one level he struck out six straight batters, Cole recorded his 24th double-digit strikeout sport as a Yankee, passing Ron Guidry for essentially the most in franchise historical past.
He additionally lowered his ERA to 2.78 in his 20th begin of the season.