Giancarlo Stanton hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees continued their hot start by hanging on for a 9-7 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins on Saturday night.
The Yankees won their fourth straight and are off to their second 7-1 start in three seasons after scoring all their runs in the final four innings.
Stanton snapped a 6-6 tie when he singled to left field off reliever Michael Petersen (1-1), who was one strike away from keeping the game tied. The Yankees needed Stanton’s clutch hit after Javier Sanoja hit a tying two-run double in the eighth off Camilo Doval.
Brett Headrick (1-0) finished the eighth before Stanton’s hit. David Bednar allowed an RBI single to Xavier Edwards in the ninth and loaded the bases before earning his fourth save.
Stanton’s clutch RBI occurred after he stole his first base since Aug. 3, 2020 and scored on a passed ball by catcher Agustin Ramirez in the seventh. Ramirez also committed another passed ball in the eighth that allowed Ben Rice to score.
Cody Bellinger contributed to the Yankees erasing a four-run deficit through four innings by driving in three runs. Bellinger hit a two-run homer off Miami’s Max Meyer and gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead with a sacrifice fly to cap a three-run sixth.
Trent Grisham hit an RBI single to left field off reliever Anthony Bender to get the Yankees within one run and Aaron Judge hit a tying single down the right field line to set up Bellinger’s fly ball. Grisham slid home just ahead of left fielder Heriberto Hernandez’s throw.
Miami’s Hernandez hit a two-run double in the first and Ramirez had an RBI single in the second off New York’s Ryan Weathers. Jakob Marsee hit a run-scoring base hit in the fourth off Paul Blackburn to build the Marlins’ lead to 4-0.
Meyer allowed two runs on three hits in 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander struck out six and walked three.
Weathers allowed three runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings. The left-hander struck out four, walked four and threw 88 pitches in his home debut for the Yankees on a 52-degree night.
Xavier Edwards went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one driven in for the Marlins.
Judge (2-for-4, 2R) was the lone Yankee with multiple hits as New York collected si hits, but drew ten walks from Miami pitchers.
The contest was delayed for about 10 minutes in the fourth after plate umpire Ron Kulpa exited due to taking a foul ball off his mask. First base umpire Scott Barry took over for Kulpa, and the game continued with three umpires.
