YANKEES PICK UP CHAPMAN FOR A HUGE WIN!

It doesn't get better than this.  I mean sure, you want your closer to close a game for you, but as we have even seen with Mariano Rivera once in a while, these closers are human and Aroldis Chapman is no different. The Yankees were winning, and then when it was time to close it up, Chapman blew the save.

The New York Post writes:

"When Chapman surfaced from the bullpen, it figured he would be able to handle the light-hitting Rays, who had been held to a run and four hits through eight innings. But the flame-throwing lefty’s control was off. He issued two walks, gave up an RBI double to Joey Wendle, a left-handed hitter who started the game hitting .188 and was 0-for-3 until driving a double to right-center that scored Nate Lowe. 

Chapman wild-pitched Wendle to third and buried a fastball in the dirt that squirted through Sanchez’s legs and allowed Wendle to race home and tie the score, 3-3. Chapman gathered himself to strike out Austin Meadows with the bases loaded and send the game into extra innings."

But were the Yankees dead at that point? No.  That's what is great about this team. They are resilient. They don't quit.

The New York Daily News writes:

"LeMahieu singled in two runs to break a 3-3 tie in the 10th inning and Sanchez followed by unleashing one of the hardest-hit home runs of the season to power the Yankees to an 8-4 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field."

The Machine and The Kraken. You can't hold this team down. Every game, they find a way. Could not be happier about this win. Way to go boys!