Castro's walkoff homer leads Yankees to 9-8 win over Rockies
Starlin Castro hit a game-winning home run to lead off the bottom of the ninth, and the Yankees rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8 on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
8
New York Yankees
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| NYY | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 2-5 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 0-1 | MLB |
| 9/30/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-2 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-0 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
Castro homered to left (428 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunt Pop Foul Out 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Play Result 8-8
Gregorius singled to left center, McCann scored, Castro to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Beltrán homered to right (417 feet), Refsnyder and Gardner scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-7
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Advancing On Force 8-6
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Raburn homered to center (422 feet), Story scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Story doubled to deep right, González scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Hundley homered to left center (419 feet), Story and Reynolds scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Blackmon singled to center, Hundley and Barnes scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Headley homered to center (425 feet), McCann, Castro and Gregorius scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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End Inning 8-9
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
Castro homered to left (428 feet).
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Home Run 8-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-8
Castro batting
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Play Result 8-8
Motte relieved Germen.
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Start Inning 8-8
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Play Result 8-8
LeMahieu struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-8
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 7: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 8-8
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-8
LeMahieu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Play Result 8-8
Blackmon grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 8-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-8
Blackmon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-8
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Play Result 8-8
Barnes struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-8
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-8
Barnes batting
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Play Result 8-8
Chapman relieved Miller.
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Play Result 8-8
Davis at first base.
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Start Inning 8-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-8
End of the 8th
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Colorado Rockies
- Kris Bryant Out
- McCade Brown Out
- Chase Dollander Out
- Welinton Herrera Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Brett GardnerLF11
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Alex RodriguezDH13
Brian McCannC16
Starlin Castro2B13
Didi GregoriusSS18
Chase Headley3B12
Rob Refsnyder1B30
Substitutes
Ike Davis1B24
COL
Charlie BlackmonCF19
DJ LeMahieu2B26
Nolan Arenado3B28
Carlos GonzalezRF2
Trevor StorySS10
Ryan RaburnDH18
Mark Reynolds1B12
Nick HundleyC3
Brandon BarnesLF90
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