Yankees stunned by Cle. rally

CLEVELAND — Andrés Giménez’s sacrifice fly capped Cleveland’s wild, three-run rally in the 10th inning as the Guardians salvaged the finale of a threegame series with a stunning 8-7 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday.

Down 7-5, the Guardians scored three in the 10th off Caleb Ferguson (0-2) on a forceout, fielder’s choice and sacrifice fly.

The Yankees had taken a 7-6 lead in the 10th on Anthony Rizzo’s two-run double off Tyler Beede (1-0).

But the Guardians, who were one out away from winning when the Yankees rallied in the ninth, came up with big atbats to pull off a stunning win to close a first homestand that began with total solar eclipse.

“A tough one,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “We just didn’t make a few plays we needed to make. When you grind through and get a lead there, it’s always tough.”

In the 10th, Josh Naylor’s grounder scored brother Bo Naylor, who began the inning at second and moved up on a single. David Fry followed with a double, and Will Brennan then hit a grounder that handcuffed Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres, who bobbled the ball and was late throwing home as Josh Naylor scored to make it 7-7.

Giménez then lifted his fly to right, giving the Guardians their second walkoff win this week.

The Yankees dropped to 12-4, still one of the best starts in their storied history. New York had been 6-0 in one-run games.

Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer, Jose Trevino homered and Anthony Volpe delivered a clutch, tying RBI double in the ninth for New York.

“Any way you lose is a tough one,” Judge said. “Guys were fighting until the end. They came up with some big at-bats. We came up big at-bats. I felt like all series guys were just competing up there and kind of doing their thing. We just weren’t able to pull this one out in the end.”