The New York Yankees complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 5-3 win on Sunday, according to reports from multiple outlets. Ben Rice delivers a key moment in the late stages of the game, hitting a two-run triple in the eighth inning that helps New York take control. Across the three contests, the Yankees finish the series despite finding themselves behind late in each game. On Friday, New York trails in the ninth inning; on Saturday and Sunday, the team also falls behind in the eighth inning before staging comebacks to secure victories. One outlet notes the sweep is exceptionally rare in franchise history. It says the Yankees do not have a similar sweep on record dating back to 1910, a period well before major stars such as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Reggie Jackson. The combination of late-inning deficits and three consecutive wins sets the series apart, even relative to the Yankees’ long postseason history.
Yankees sweep Nationals in Washington, extending rare run of comebacks
The New York Yankees complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 5-3 win on Sunday, according to reports from multiple outlets. Ben Rice delivers a key moment in the late stages of...
- The Yankees sweep the Washington Nationals in a three-game series in Washington.
- Sunday’s 5-3 win includes a two-run triple by Ben Rice in the eighth inning.
- New York trails in the ninth inning on Friday, but wins all three games.
- On Saturday and Sunday, the Yankees also trail in the eighth inning before coming back.
- One report says the sweep is the Yankees’ first of its kind since 1910.
Not since 1910 — before Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson and so on — had the New York Yankees swept a series quite like this. Ben Rice's two-run triple in the eighth inning Sunday helped the Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. New York trailed in the ninth Friday and in the eighth Saturday and Sunday but still won all three games.
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