Clay Holmes blew a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth before the Tigers walked off a 3-2 win against Mark Leiter Jr. in the 10th inning of the Little League Classic on Sunday night at Bowman F…
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — The 20 teams involved in the Little League World Series spent the afternoon and night brushing shoulders with big leaguers.But for the Yankees, that came at a cost as Clay Holmes blew a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth before the Tigers walked off a 3-2 win against Mark Leiter Jr. in the 10th inning of the Little League Classic on Sunday night at Bowman Field.
But with one out, Colt Keith sliced a double to left field to start the rally. Then with two outs, rookie third baseman Jace Jung shot a single through the left side to tie the game.Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the fifth inning at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field on Aug. 18, 2024.Stroman tossed six shutout innings in his best start in two months, but the Yankees wasted it as they lost the rubber game.
And while Skubal held them in check, the Yankees put together some long at-bats early to help hike up his pitch count and force him out of the game after six innings and 100 pitches.
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