With the Yankees desperate for a win, Paul Goldschmidt delivered off the bench on Wednesday when Aaron Boone asked the veteran to pinch-hit.

The right-handed hitter replaced the lefty-swinging Austin Wells with Rangers southpaw Robert Garcia on the mound in the seventh inning. With the game tied at two and Texas searching for a sweep, Goldschmidt pulled an up and in fastball to left field for his 10 th home run of the season and his second of the series.

The blast paved the way for a 3-2 victory, the Yankees’ only win of a six-game road trip that began in Miami. It also kept the Bombers in possession of a wild card spot with the Rangers breathing down their necks.

At the time of publication, the Yankees were three games behind the Red Sox for the top wild card spot and 1.5 games ahead

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