After blowing a five-run lead, the Yankees trailed by two going into the bottom of the ninth against Jonathan Papelbon. The day after Mariano Rivera blew a save, the Yankees were the ones who came from behind, as Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer to tie it and Marcus Thames blasted a two-run shot to win it, 11-9, in walk-off fashion for the first time all year.
Best of all: Javier Vazquez, whose last relief appearance against the Red Sox in The Bronx goes without being said, earned the W by striking out Kevin Youkilis in the top half of the ninth.
Worst of all: The Yankees held a 6-1 lead after two innings. They should never have been trailing, especially with the emerging Phil Hughes toeing the rubber.
Line of the Night: A-Rod+Thames: 4-for-9, 3 R, 8 RBI, 2 HR.
Up Next: Game 2 of this two-game series is same place, same time, with CC Sabathia and Josh Beckett starting.
May 17, 2010
Papel-bombed! A-Rod, Thames deliver ninth-inning heroics
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