Saturday, May 8th, 2021 12:05PM CST
In a game played on May 8, 2021, the New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 with Gleyber Torres providing the decisive hits including a tying single in the ninth inning and the winning infield single in the eleventh, overcoming a strong fourteen-strikeout performance from Washington's Max Scherzer.
Date: Saturday, May 8th, 2021
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Location: Bronx, New York
Attendance: 10,850
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYY |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
WSH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Home Runs: Higashioka (5, 3rd inning off Scherzer 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Higashioka (8), Torres 2 (9), Ford (4)
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-6 (Hicks 0-1, Frazier 0-1, Judge 1-1, Torres 2-2, Ford 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Frazier 1

Intentional Walks: Soto (by Chapman).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Chapman 4/5; Kluber 14/25; Wilson 2/3; Luetge 2/6; Green 1/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Chapman-3-4-3-2; Kluber-23-10-15-16; Wilson-3-2-2-1; Luetge-1-3-6-4; Green-6-1-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Chapman 0-1; Kluber 6-4; Wilson 0-1; Luetge 3-1; Green 1-0
Game Scores: C Kluber 52

Double Plays: 2 (Ford-Torres-Ford , Wade-Ford)

Doubles: Schwarber (6, Kluber)
Runs Batted In: Castro (14), Turner (14), Soto (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: Castro, Soto
Sacrifice Flies: Turner
Ground Into Double Play: Turner; Schwarber
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Zimmerman 0-2, Castro 1-2, Harrison 0-2, Bell 0-1, Turner 1-1, Schwarber 0-1, Robles 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zimmerman 3; Castro 1; Robles 1

Pitcher Notes: Hand pitched to 1 batter in the 10th. ; Rainey pitched to 3 batters in the 11th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Scherzer 14/25; Hudson 1/2; Hand 3/7; Finnegan 2/3; Rainey 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Scherzer-23-22-14-10; Hudson-1-0-3-1; Hand-5-2-4-5; Finnegan-0-5-4-2; Rainey-2-1-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Scherzer 3-5; Hudson 1-0; Hand 2-0; Finnegan 1-1
Game Scores: M Scherzer 83

Stolen Bases: Robles (2, 2nd base off Chapman/Higashioka)
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