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In the first World Series games played in the Bronx in 15 years, the Braves blew out the Yankees by a 12-1 score, and then prevailed in Game 2 by a 4-0 shutout thanks to a stellar pitching performance by Greg Maddux to go up 2-0 in the series headed back to Atlanta. However, the Yankees would take Game 3 by a 5-2 score to get on the board in ...
Game 4 was a slugfest which the Mariners won 11-8 to force a fifth game. In Game 5, the Mariners rallied in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game and send it into extra innings, which was then capped off by Edgar Martinez's series-winning double in the 11th inning of Game 5, known as "The Double" in Mariners' baseball lore.
New York Mets, August 23, 2019 (in a 14-inning game); Los Angeles Dodgers, June 2, 2017 (in a 12-inning game); Chicago Cubs, May 7, 2017 (in an 18-inning game); and California Angels, July 9, 1971 (in a 20-inning game). Most strikeouts in a game of any length by both teams. 48 in an 18-inning game between the Cubs and Yankees on May 7, 2017 [35]
In the Bronx, the Yankees took Game 1 after 12 innings of play. During Game 2, minor controversy occurred when a pitch from Roger Clemens shattered Mike Piazza's bat. The ball went foul, but a sharp edge of the bat came towards Clemens. He came off the mound and threw the bat towards the baseline, almost hitting the running Piazza.
2005 →. The 2004 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2004 season. The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series . In the American League, the New York Yankees made their ...
2011 →. The 2010 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 2010 season. The winners of the League Division Series would move on to the League Championship Series to determine the pennant winners that face each other in the World Series . In the American League, the New York Yankees returned ...
The 25-year-old rookie got the Yankees off to the ideal start when he launched a huge solo home run to right field at the bottom of the first inning. “What a game and obviously in the midst of ...
Several Yankees hold AL and MLB records. Ruth has MLB single-season records for extra-base hits and total bases, and holds four other AL single-season records. Outfielder Joe DiMaggio had a 56-game hitting streak in the 1941 season, which remains an MLB record. Jack Chesbro holds three AL records that he set in 1904: games won, games started ...