NEW YORK — Josh Donaldson needed it. Aroldis Chapman and the Yankees needed it more. The struggling veteran infielder hammered a fastball with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Yankees an 8-7 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees snapped a three-game losing streak and won just their third game in their last 14. They are 9-17 since the All-Star break and 12-22 since reaching their high-water mark of 38 games above .500. They moved back to 10 games ahead of the Rays (62-54) in the American League East.
With Aaron Judge as the ghost runner, Gleyber Torres singled and Anthony Rizzo walked in the bottom of the 10th. Donaldson’s grand slam was just his third homer at the Stadium this season.
