NEW YORK (AP) — José Caballero’s RBI single with two out in the ninth inning scored Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Tuesday night, securing their eighth playoff appearance in nine seasons.
With the win, the Yankees (89-68) moved within a game of AL East-leading Toronto (90-67) and reached the playoffs for the 60th time in team history. It was New York’s second victory in 61 games when trailing through eight innings.
Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells opened the ninth inning with singles off Brandon Eisert (3-7). After Trent Grisham bounced into a double play, Judge drew his second intentional walk of the game. Cody Bellinger followed with a walk and Volpe scored on a wild pitch by Eisert. Caballero then punctuated a nine-pitch at-bat against Ste