69°Broken Clouds
7:05 PM ET, August 22, 2014
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
Yankee Stadium, New York, New York
Associated Press
Prado, Yankees Walk Off In The Ninth
"They give you a little extra," Prado said.Prado worked the count full and then lined a single up the middle, lifting New York to a 4-3, come-from-behind victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night."One of the biggest moments in my career, not personal-wise. Just getting a win for the Yankees means a lot," said Prado, who was obtained in a trade with Arizona on July 31.Prado also hit a two-run homer in the third, and Jacoby Ellsbury had an RBI double in the fifth off John Danks after Chicago's Jose Abreu connected for a three-run shot in the first against Shane Greene.Ichiro Suzuki started the ninth with a single and advanced on a sacrifice. After Derek Jeter lined out, Webb (5-4) intentionally walked Ellsbury and walked Mark Teixeira before Prado's hit touched off a raucous celebration near second base."I thought it was a game we had to win," left fielder Brett Gardner said of the Yankees, who are the fringes of the AL playoff race.David Robertson (2-4) struck out two in a perfect ninth, closing out New York's fourth win in 11 games. Chicago (59-69) lost its fourth straight and fell a season-high 10 games under .500."You get three runs in the first and not get any more. ... That's how you lose," White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn said.After talking about how Cuban ballplayers admired the Yankees growing up because of their success, Abreu impressed New York with his 33rd homer in the first at-bat of his career at Yankee Stadium.Two innings later, Danks yielded Prado's long ball, his AL-leading 24th homer given up. The right-hander allowed three runs, upping his total to a league-high 87, in five-plus innings.Greene recovered nicely after giving up three straight hits to start the game, including Abreu's homer. He allowed a career-high nine hits in five-plus innings and struck out seven.Gardner made a strong throw to nail Alexei Ramirez at the plate -- a call upheld by video review -- to keep it 3-all in the sixth.TRAINER'S ROOMWhite Sox: OF Adam Eaton is scheduled to begin a rehabilitation assignment Saturday with Triple-A Charlotte. He has been out with a strained right oblique since Aug. 9.Yankees: OF-DH Carlos Beltran was out of the lineup for the third straight day. He hit off a tee and did soft toss to test his injured right elbow, and all went well. "We're hoping he's a player for us (Saturday)," manager Joe Girardi said.UP NEXTChicago's Scott Carroll (5-7) is set to start against New York's Hiroki Kuroda (8-8). Before the game the Yankees will retired Hall of Fame manager Joe Torre's number and unveil a plaque in his honor in Monument Park. Torre led New York to four World Series championships in five years from 1996-2000 and 12 straight playoff appearances.FOUL, FOUL BALLFan Kevin Ohea took chasing a foul ball to precarious lengths. The navy-suited 20-something, sitting in the first row of the second deck at Yankee Stadium, climbed the railing and went into an unused photographer's perch to pick up the souvenir, receiving loud applause. The cheers turned to boos when he was escorted out by a policeman, but Ohea was met with another ovation when he was allowed to return. "They realized it was heat of the moment and realized there was nothing you could do about it," Ohea said of why he was not ejected from the ballpark. "I think the suit helped out."SPECIAL KRobertson got his 500th career strikeout, when he fanned Tyler Flowers in the ninth.SOLID STARTWhite Sox 2B Carlos Sanchez had his first three major league hits. He became the first White Sox player to have a three-hit game within his first two career games since Craig Wilson and Brian Simmons in 1998.
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Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 43,811 (89.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:23 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Tom Woodring, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
Research Notes
José
Abreu is now slugging .828 in the 1st inning this season following his
HR tonight. That would be highest by anyone in a season since Barry Bonds in 2001 (.878).
Nineteen of his 31 hits in the 1st inning have gone for extra bases.
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