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Lombard’s Incredible Slide, Tiebreaking Homer Lift Yanks over Rays. Schlitter Finishes with 1.95 ERA
George Lombard Jr. scored on a daring slide and hit a tiebreaking two-run homer as New York erased a 4-0 deficit.
- On Thursday night, Rookie George Lombard Jr. led the New York Yankees to a 6-4 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring on a spectacular slide and hitting a tiebreaking two-run homer.
- The Rays, who clinched the AL East on Tuesday, built an early 4-0 lead behind Junior Caminero, who drove in two runs to raise his RBIs total to 99.
- Finishing with an AL-best 1.95 ERA, New York ace Cam Schlittler allowed two runs in three innings during his final start, while Rays starter Ian Seymour held the Yankees to one hit over five innings.
- Earning his first major league win, Bradley Hanner retired Caminero to end the eighth, as Paul Goldschmidt added a seventh-inning RBI single and Austin Wells homered during the Yankees' rally.
- New York hosts Baltimore in a single-admission doubleheader on Friday before the Yankees prepare for the AL Wild Card Series beginning next week.
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The rookie George Lombard Jr. scored and then connected a two-run home run to break the draw, while Cam Schlitter finished his season with the American League's best effectiveness, 1.95, in the New York Yankees' retrace 6-4 victory Thursday night over the Tampa Bay Rays.
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My Mother LodeLombard’s incredible slide, tiebreaking homer lift Yanks over Rays. Schlitter finishes with 1.95 ERA
NEW YORK (AP) — Rookie George Lombard Jr. scored on an incredible slide and followed with a tiebreaking. two-run homer as Cam Schlitter finished his season with an AL-best 1.95 ERA in the New York Yankees' 6-4 comeback win over…
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