NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 2: Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees looks at an Ipad in the dugout against the Baltimore Orioles during the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium on August 2, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
Wait, you thought the New York Yankees were actually going to hold a first inning lead? That’s unfortunate, because Gary Sanchez did literally everything in his power to undo Brett Gardner’s electrifying triple and subsequent run.
In the bottom of the first, Javier Baez ripped a single into left field off Jordan Montgomery, and Jonathan Villar, a notoriously aggressive baserunner — sometimes to a fault — decided to test Joey Gallo’s rocket for an arm.