Pinstripe Alley · Jul 11, 2021
Astros 8, Yankees 7: Another ninth-inning implosion blows surefire win
Photo by Bob Levey/Getty ImagesWith three outs to go, it sure looked like the Yankees were going to snuff out the Astros and go into the break on a high note. Unfortunately, as the late, great Yogi Berra put it, “It ain’t over ‘till it’s over.” The normally-reliable Chad Green absolutely fell apart in the ninth as Houston plated six runs and walked off on a gut-punching blast by Jose Altuve.
If you want to quit reading there, no one will judge you — no one at all. But if you dare to traverse this nightmare, let’s embark on this free-fall ride together.