Pinstripe Alley · Aug 18, 2022
Rivalry Roundup: Tungsten Arm O’Doyle strikes again
Photo by Michael Owens/Getty ImagesThe Yankees got a massive reprieve from their August swoon, winning a dramatic extra-inning game against the Rays to salvage the opening series of their homestand. At first it looked like they would slowly watch as they lost another game, then they fought back, then they blew it big time, and then Josh Donaldson saved the day with a walk-off grand slam. Life’s funny like that.
The lead in the AL East got bumped back up to 10 games with those heroics, and it also saved them from watching the rest of the league catch up any further. The playoff hopefuls all were in action last night, and they all did their part to bolster their odds: