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# Yankees Bottom of the Eight — ALWCS G1
- URL: https://mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io/yankees-bottom-of-the-eight/
- Published: 2026-09-30T03:11:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T03:15:42.000Z
- Description: Yankees 9, Red Sox 0 After 8
- Author: Matthew Nethercott
- Tags: yankees-redsox-2026ALWCS-G1, #live

Geroge Lombard Jr. is six months older than me. He's recorded three hits in four at-bats to begin his postseason career.

He is the second youngest player to have three or more hits in his postseason debut; the only one with more was Gregg Jeffries, according to the ESPN Radio broadcast.

> George Lombard Jr.'s third hit in his first postseason game! [pic.twitter.com/o01esDeIs2](https://t.co/o01esDeIs2?ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)
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> — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) [September 30, 2026](https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/2105128841593184486?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)

Ryan McMahon then took a four-pitch walk. Anthony Volpe then hit a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners into scoring position. It was a really good bunt from Volpe. He's a guy at the bottom of the Yankees order that needs to know how to bunt well, something the Yankees practiced.

> Okay this time Volpe bunts the runners over 👏 [https://t.co/cZhX31xzgR](https://t.co/cZhX31xzgR?ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io) [pic.twitter.com/Ga6w2lPOC5](https://t.co/Ga6w2lPOC5?ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)
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> — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) [September 30, 2026](https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/2105129579992273246?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)

A walk issued to Spencer Jones loaded the bases with one out for Austin Wells with a chance to break the game open. Wells got the run home, just missing a grand slam to the right, but recorded the sacrifice fly. The Yankees needed runs. He did that. Situational hitting rules.

> Hell yeah Wells. Great game. 5-0 Yanks [pic.twitter.com/5CXv9SB36S](https://t.co/5CXv9SB36S?ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)
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> — Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) [September 30, 2026](https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/2105131140374053362?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)

Paul Goldschmidt then took a full-count walk to reload the bases for Ben Rice. Rice hit a grand slam to break the game open. Just outstanding. His fourth hit of the game. 

> Ben Rice Grand Slam.  
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> 9-0 New York. Outstanding. "Up for Grabs," as [@RealMichaelKay](https://x.com/RealMichaelKay?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io) said on ESPN Radio. [pic.twitter.com/evJgduBj8m](https://t.co/evJgduBj8m?ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)
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> — Matthew Nethercott (@MattNethercott\_) [September 30, 2026](https://x.com/MattNethercott%5F/status/2105132846767829442?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=mn-fieldnotes.ghost.io)

Even better, the Yankees can sit down closer David Bednar. In a three-game series, saving your closer is huge. He can be used tomorrow now, should there be a save situation.