CHICAGO -- With the Yankees down to their final strike, Brett Gardner let his emotions out once his go-ahead home run landed on a patio in right field.
He pumped his left arm as he rounded the bases and gave Jacoby Ellsbury a leaping high-five after crossing home plate.
Gardner lined a slider from Hector Rondon for a three-run, ninth-inning drive that lifted New York over the World Series champion Chicago Cubs 3-2 in a dramatic series opener Friday.
"I was fired up, man," Gardner said. "I'm usually pretty even keeled, but I was excited. We were kind of slow all game, and they're winning 2-0 up to last strike in the ninth inning. It feels good to come through in a situation like that."
Home runs by Kris Bryant in the first and Kyle Schwarber in the sixth off Michael Pineda gave the Cubs that 2-0 lead on a 45-degree afternoon with the wind blowing in.
Chase Headley singled with one out in the ninth off Rondon (0-1), pitching after Wade Davis appeared in the previous three games. Ellsbury, in his first appearance since injuring an elbow Monday, pinch hit with two outs and walked.
Gardner fouled off a pair of 1-2 fastballs, took a ball and on his seventh pitch of the at-bat hit his fifth home run of the season , all in the last six games.
"He was drooling coming around the bases," Headley said. "When he got in the dugout, he was drooling."
The Cubs threw 29 pitches to Gardner in his five plate appearances. The homer came on a low, inside offering when Cubs catcher Willson Contreras was set up on the outer part of the plate.
"It was the right pitch, but it wasn't in the right spot," Contreras said.
Aroldis Chapman, who received his World Series ring from the Cubs before the game, had to pitch out of trouble in the bottom half. Addison Russell reached second when Headley allowed his leadoff grounder to bounce past him and down the left-field line for an error.
Chapman froze Jason Heyward with a breaking ball for a called third strike, retired Willson Contreras on a grounder to Headley, then struck out Javier Baez on a 100 mph fastball for his seventh save in as many chances.
"Errors are part of the game," Chapman said through a translator. "It's not the first or last time it'll happen. It's going to keep happening. My job is to focus and make sure that runner on second doesn't score."
Jonathan Holder (1-0) pitched a one-hit eighth for his first major league victory, helping combine on a four-hitter.
New York, 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position before Gardner's homer, has won twice when trailing after eight innings, one shy of its total in 2016. At 18-9, the Yankees maintained their AL East lead.
Starlin Castro, traded from the Cubs to the Yankees in December 2015, received a warm ovation from fans and had two hits in his return to Wrigley Field. Castro was thrown out at the plate by Heyward to end the sixth on Headley's fly to right. Contreras hung onto the ball even though he got shaken up when Castro's right shoulder hit his face.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendicks gave up six hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings, lowering his ERA from 4.18 to 3.51. He was in position to win before Gardner's hit.
"We've gotten off to a pretty good start here," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, "but there's a long ways to go."
HOMECOMING
Girardi spoke with the baseball team at Northwestern, his alma mater, on Thursday. He made his only All-Star appearance with the Cubs in 2000.
TRANSACTIONS
Yankees: New York acquired minor league RHP Yoiber Marquina from Cleveland to complete the deal that sent RHP Nick Goody to Cleveland on Dec. 20.
Cubs: Chicago optioned RHP Justin Grimm to Triple-A Iowa and recalled RHP Felix Pena from the minor league club. Grimm is 1-0 with a 7.30 ERA in 12 relief appearances for the Cubs. Pena had four saves for Iowa.
DOUBLING UP
Heyward also started a double play from right in the first inning. He made a sliding catch on Castro's fly and threw to second to retire Aaron Hicks , who had rounded third and was near the plate.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: C Gary Sanchez went 0 for 4 and got hit by a pitch in his return from the disabled list. He had been sidelined since April 8 because of a strained right biceps. C Kyle Higashioka was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 4.15 ERA) is to make his fifth major league start Saturday.
Cubs: LHP Brett Anderson (2-1, 6.23) looks to bounce back after getting knocked out early by Philadelphia on Monday. He gave up seven runs in just 1 1/3 innings and saw his ERA leap from 3.54 to 6.23.
New York Yankees
He pumped his left arm as he rounded the bases and gave Jacoby Ellsbury a leaping high-five after crossing home plate.
Gardner lined a slider from Hector Rondon for a three-run, ninth-inning drive that lifted New York over the World Series champion Chicago Cubs 3-2 in a dramatic series opener Friday.
"I was fired up, man," Gardner said. "I'm usually pretty even keeled, but I was excited. We were kind of slow all game, and they're winning 2-0 up to last strike in the ninth inning. It feels good to come through in a situation like that."
Home runs by Kris Bryant in the first and Kyle Schwarber in the sixth off Michael Pineda gave the Cubs that 2-0 lead on a 45-degree afternoon with the wind blowing in.
Chase Headley singled with one out in the ninth off Rondon (0-1), pitching after Wade Davis appeared in the previous three games. Ellsbury, in his first appearance since injuring an elbow Monday, pinch hit with two outs and walked.
Gardner fouled off a pair of 1-2 fastballs, took a ball and on his seventh pitch of the at-bat hit his fifth home run of the season , all in the last six games.
"He was drooling coming around the bases," Headley said. "When he got in the dugout, he was drooling."
The Cubs threw 29 pitches to Gardner in his five plate appearances. The homer came on a low, inside offering when Cubs catcher Willson Contreras was set up on the outer part of the plate.
"It was the right pitch, but it wasn't in the right spot," Contreras said.
Aroldis Chapman, who received his World Series ring from the Cubs before the game, had to pitch out of trouble in the bottom half. Addison Russell reached second when Headley allowed his leadoff grounder to bounce past him and down the left-field line for an error.
Chapman froze Jason Heyward with a breaking ball for a called third strike, retired Willson Contreras on a grounder to Headley, then struck out Javier Baez on a 100 mph fastball for his seventh save in as many chances.
"Errors are part of the game," Chapman said through a translator. "It's not the first or last time it'll happen. It's going to keep happening. My job is to focus and make sure that runner on second doesn't score."
Jonathan Holder (1-0) pitched a one-hit eighth for his first major league victory, helping combine on a four-hitter.
New York, 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position before Gardner's homer, has won twice when trailing after eight innings, one shy of its total in 2016. At 18-9, the Yankees maintained their AL East lead.
Starlin Castro, traded from the Cubs to the Yankees in December 2015, received a warm ovation from fans and had two hits in his return to Wrigley Field. Castro was thrown out at the plate by Heyward to end the sixth on Headley's fly to right. Contreras hung onto the ball even though he got shaken up when Castro's right shoulder hit his face.
Cubs starter Kyle Hendicks gave up six hits in 5 1/3 scoreless innings, lowering his ERA from 4.18 to 3.51. He was in position to win before Gardner's hit.
"We've gotten off to a pretty good start here," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, "but there's a long ways to go."
HOMECOMING
Girardi spoke with the baseball team at Northwestern, his alma mater, on Thursday. He made his only All-Star appearance with the Cubs in 2000.
TRANSACTIONS
Yankees: New York acquired minor league RHP Yoiber Marquina from Cleveland to complete the deal that sent RHP Nick Goody to Cleveland on Dec. 20.
Cubs: Chicago optioned RHP Justin Grimm to Triple-A Iowa and recalled RHP Felix Pena from the minor league club. Grimm is 1-0 with a 7.30 ERA in 12 relief appearances for the Cubs. Pena had four saves for Iowa.
DOUBLING UP
Heyward also started a double play from right in the first inning. He made a sliding catch on Castro's fly and threw to second to retire Aaron Hicks , who had rounded third and was near the plate.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: C Gary Sanchez went 0 for 4 and got hit by a pitch in his return from the disabled list. He had been sidelined since April 8 because of a strained right biceps. C Kyle Higashioka was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP Jordan Montgomery (1-1, 4.15 ERA) is to make his fifth major league start Saturday.
Cubs: LHP Brett Anderson (2-1, 6.23) looks to bounce back after getting knocked out early by Philadelphia on Monday. He gave up seven runs in just 1 1/3 innings and saw his ERA leap from 3.54 to 6.23.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Gardner lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks doubled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro lined into double play, right to shortstop, Hicks doubled off second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Schwarber grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bryant homered to right (374 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Rizzo grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Zobrist grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Judge doubled to deep right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first, Judge to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley grounded into fielder's choice to second, Judge out at home. | 0 | 1 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Russell lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Heyward grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Contreras struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Pineda singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks singled to right, Pineda to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Hicks out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Hendricks struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Jay hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Schwarber grounded into fielder's choice to first, Jay out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Castro struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Rizzo grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Zobrist struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Russell struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Carter walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Pineda sacrificed to pitcher, Carter to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Heyward grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Contreras safe at third on error by right fielder Judge. | 0 | 1 |
| Hendricks grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Jay grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Sánchez lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge singled to left, Castro to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Duensing relieved Hendricks. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to right center, Castro to third, Judge to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley lined out to right, Castro out at home. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Michael Pineda pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Schwarber homered to right (398 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Bryant walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Rizzo struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Bryant caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Zobrist singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Russell popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Almora Jr. in center field. | 0 | 2 |
| Jay in left field. | 0 | 2 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Holliday hit for Pineda. | 0 | 2 |
| Holliday flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chasen Shreve pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Shreve relieved Pineda. | 0 | 2 |
| Heyward struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Contreras flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Szczur hit for Duensing. | 0 | 2 |
| Szczur walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Jay flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Strop pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Zobrist in left field. | 0 | 2 |
| Strop relieved Duensing. | 0 | 2 |
| Báez at second base. | 0 | 2 |
| Hicks grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro to second on wild pitch by Strop. | 0 | 2 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Holder pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Holder relieved Shreve. | 0 | 2 |
| Almora Jr. flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Bryant struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Rizzo singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Zobrist popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Hector Rondon pitching for Chicago | NYY | CHC |
| Rondón relieved Strop. | 0 | 2 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley to second on wild pitch by Rondón. | 0 | 2 |
| Carter struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Ellsbury hit for Holder. | 0 | 2 |
| Ellsbury walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner homered to right (400 feet), Headley and Ellsbury scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Hicks singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Hicks stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | NYY | CHC |
| Chapman relieved Holder. | 3 | 2 |
| Russell safe at second on error by third baseman Headley. | 3 | 2 |
| Heyward struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Contreras grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Báez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | .247 | .356 | .461 |
| Hicks CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .316 | .444 | .632 |
| Sánchez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .125 | .192 | .250 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .367 | .405 | .541 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .337 | .435 | .815 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .321 | .345 | .393 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .302 | .396 | .479 |
| Carter 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .229 | .283 | .354 |
| Pineda P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
a-Holliday PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .266 | .385 | .519 |
Shreve P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Holder P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Ellsbury PH
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .282 | .351 | .412 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 171 | |||
| a-flied out to center for M Pineda in the 7th b-walked for J Holder in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Hicks (3, Hendricks); Judge (3, Hendricks) HR: Gardner (5, 9th inning off Rondón 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Gardner 3 (10) S: Pineda 2-out RBI: Gardner 3 GIDP: Sánchez Yankees RISP: 2-11 (Headley 0-2, Sánchez 0-2, Gregorius 1-2, Hicks 0-1, Carter 0-1, Castro 0-1, Judge 0-1, Gardner 1-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Hicks (3, 2nd base off Rondón/Contreras) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Judge (1, fly ball); Headley (6, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 40,395 (98.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | 45 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 25 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ryan Blakney, First Base - Alan Porter, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt |
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