New York Yankees turn triple play in top of the ninth then get walk-off win

NEW YORK — After the strikeout-filled pitching duel, after the taught late-inning drama and a Yankees triple play – turned two nights after Corey Kluber’s no-hitter – Aaron Boone’s club completed an electric victory.

Gleyber Torres’ ninth-inning single scored Aaron Judge from second base, giving the Yankees a wild, 2-1 win against the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox.

And it was played before 14,011 fans at Yankee Stadium, who made the place sound filled to the brim.

Both Yankee runs were driven home by Torres.

Back in the Bronx after the Yanks’ 7-3 road trip, Torres lifted a patented Yankee Stadium homer to break a scoreless tie in the seventh.

New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge celebrates after scoring the game-winning run in the ninth inning to beat the Chicago White Sox. (Photo: Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports)

Torres’ opposite field drive traveled an estimated 345 feet, a wall-scraper to right off hard-throwing Michael Kopech.

There goes our Gleyby. pic.twitter.com/UOmCMgHal6

It was just Torres’ second homer of the year, in his third game back after a bout of COVID-19.

Yankees lefty Jordan Montgomery had matched zeroes with Chicago lefty Carlos Rodon, who yielded to hard-throwing Kopech.

Montgomery dialed in one of his finest starts, yielding just four hits over seven innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts.

Rodon, who no-hit Cleveland on April 14, struck out a season-high 13 batters in his six shutout innings.

Chicago tied it 1-1 in the eighth on Nick Madrigal’s bloop, RBI single off Jonathan Loaisiga.

That ended the Yankee staff’s collective scoreless streak at 29 innings.

Next up, Yoan Moncada’s would-be base hit was turned into a force out at second, thanks to Judge’s brilliant deke in right field.

In the Chicago ninth, Aroldis Chapman faced runners at first and second when Andrew Vaughn rapped into a round-the-horn triple play started by third baseman Gio Urshela.

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Against Sox’ reliever Evan Marshall, Judge and Urshela opened with singles before Torres rapped the game-winner to left and started a frenzied on-field celebration.

What a (Gley) day at the ballpark. pic.twitter.com/rcwZmspCM7

Pete Caldera is the Yankees beat writer for NorthJersey.com. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @pcaldera 

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