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1998 Yankees Diary, April 25: Don’t call it a comeback

Related Topics: David Wells, Tino Martinez

One of the defining features of the 1998 Yankees was their ability to come from behind in virtually any scenario. There were probably too many veterans to call the club the comeback kids, but the energy was the same. On this day 25 years ago, that ability was on full display after David Wells surrendered a multi-run lead and the Yankee offense was able to push across enough runs to beat the Tigers.

April 25: Yankees 5, Tigers 4 (box score)

Record: 14-5, .737 (0.5 GB)

The Yankees actually got out ahead of Detroit, putting up three runs in the fourth inning to open the scoring.