Reds rally late, walk off Yankees in extras

Christian Encarnacion-Strand tied the game with a three-run double in the seventh inning and Gavin Lux singled home Elly De La Cruz with the winning run in the 11th as the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a wild 5-4 walk-off win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.Spencer Steer tied the game with a single in the 11th and Lux won it to give Cincinnati its fifth straight win over the Yankees dating back to 2023.Connor Phillips (1-0) earned his second career win despite allowing the Yankees to take a 4-3 lead on a wild pitch with one out in the 11th inning that allowed Aaron Judge to easily score. Mark Leiter Jr. (4-4) pitched a scoreless 10th but surrendered the lead in the 11th to take the loss.The Reds won for the first time in 31 games when trailing after six innings.The game featured an electrifying debut of one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, the ejection of Yankees star third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. for arguing balls and strikes in the ninth and loud cheers and jeers between Reds and Yankees fans.Chase Burns, Cincinnati’s top pitching prospect and the second overall pick of the 2024 MLB draft, opened his career in blazing fashion on a steamy night in Cincinnati.Burns struck out the side swinging in the first inning, including Aaron Judge to end the inning.The right-hander became just the third pitcher since 1961 to record his first six outs via strikeout while making his MLB debut, joining Wade Davis for the Rays in 2009 and Al Leiter for the Yankees in 1987.

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