Gio Urshela hits a two rbi single to give the Yanks the lead, a breakdown
What Happened
Gio Urshela steps to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, the New York Yankees trailing their opponent by one run with the bases loaded. The Yankees' season is on the line and Urshela, a key contributor to the team's success, has the opportunity to be the hero. The pitcher, sensing the pressure, tries to work Urshela carefully, getting him to chase a pair of sliders for the first two strikes. Urshela, undeterred, fouls off the next pitch, a fastball down the middle. The catcher and pitcher confer on the mound, deciding to go with a curveball on the next pitch. However, Urshela is ready and he drives the offering into left field, scoring the tying run. The next runner rounds third base and the Yankees' dugout erupts in celebration as the go-ahead run crosses the plate. The Yankees' veteran outfielder Brett Gardner is quick to congratulate the younger Urshela and the team's closer, Aroldis Chapman, joins in the festivities, despite his earlier struggles in the game. Manager Aaron Boone and the rest of the Yankees' coaching staff are all smiles, relieved that their team has regained the lead late in the crucial contest. "Gio is the most happy fella there," one observer notes, as Urshela's infectious grin lights up the dugout. The fans in the stands are equally elated, sensing that their team has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. The Yankees' veteran leader, CC Sabathia, watches the celebration from the bench, his own joy evident despite his team's recent struggles. The triumph is particularly sweet for the Yankees, who have been engaged in a tight division race with their rivals throughout the season. As the final outs are recorded, the Yankees emerge victorious, with Urshela's clutch hit proving to be the difference-maker. The team's chemistry and camaraderie are on full display, as they congratulate one another and bask in the thrill of the hard-fought win.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentbases-loaded let's talk about it hey
listen this guy coming up his name is
geo or shell he's basically Babe Ruth
don't try to get him out because it's
impossible just try to limit the damage
it's not gonna home around here first
pitch he gets them with the slider
chasing next pitch gets him with the
slider chasing Gio's like dammit
fastball right down the middle Gio
doesn't do anything with it fastball
outside and tried to get him to chase
again Gio doesn't give in 1 & 2 now back
to the slider but he Yanks it 2 & 2
slider again fouls it off now the
catcher calls for something that he
doesn't he doesn't seem to want to throw
he wants to have a mound visit the
catcher says we can't we can't we only
have one left it's not worth it okay
well this is gonna suck got no faith in
this because they called a curveball
first of the at-bat Gio sends it into
left field one run scores the next
runner rounds third and I don't know why
they didn't throw it home right here to
try and get that run but I'll take the
extra run ended up really helped and in
this game everyone's happy
Gio is the most happy fella there he is
smile smile smiles go into the dugout
high fives all around Gardner's right
there to pick up Clint Clint goes down
the line Donner doesn't smile but it's
happy for everyone and her mom is
ecstatic is now he gets the win he
thought he'd just blew the game I was
gonna get the W and Chapman I think is
busted everyone's balls about this and
when Chapman starts laughing everyone
starts laughing like CC in the back
because it is awkward and judged getting
a rhythm everyone's happy Yanks win Gio
the god