Giancarlo Stanton’s 2-run single lifts Yankees past Marlins 9-7
NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton stole his first base in the regular season since 2020 and had a go-ahead, two-run single to help the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 9-7 on Saturday night for their first 7-1 start in seven seasons. Stanton snapped a 6-6 tie in the eighth with a clean single to left field off Michael Petersen (1-1) after the reliever walked three. In the seventh, Stanton swiped second for his first steal in a non-playoff game since Aug.
3, 2020. The Yankees won in their final at-bat for the first time this year after Javier Sanoja hit a tying two-run double off Camilo Doval in the eighth. Brett Headrick (1-0) finished the eighth, and David Bednar loaded the bases before getting his fourth save.
Cody Bellinger helped the Yankees rally from a four-run deficit through four innings by hitting a two-run homer in the fifth and lifting a sacrifice fly in the sixth for a 5-4 lead. Trent Grisham started New York’s three-run sixth with an RBI base hit and Aaron Judge followed with a tying single off Anthony Bender. After drawing 11 walks Friday in an 8-2 win, the Yankees had 10 more.
TIGERS 11, CARDINALS 6, 8 INNINGS DETROIT (AP) — Kerry Carpenter, Zach McKinstry and Matt Vierling hit two-run homers and drove in three runs apiece, and Detroit powered its way to a rain-shortened victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. The game was called after 8 1/3 innings following a 40-minute rain delay.
Gleyber Torres added a solo shot for the Tigers, who had only two home runs in their first seven games. The game was delayed with one out in the ninth because of inclement weather. The field was deemed unplayable after the delay.
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