Yankees' Chance to Walk Off Angels in Ninth Inning Cut Short by Wildly Improbable Out

Yankees' Dominguez tries to steal third on a hit and run in the bottom of the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium | Screengrab via FanDuel Sports Network

In a Monday night pitcher's duel at Yankee Stadium, the New York Yankees had a chance to score the first run of the game in the bottom of the ninth inning and send their fans home happy.

Yankees' starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt threw 7 2/3 scoreless innings, while Los Angeles Angels starter Jose Soriano threw seven scoreless innings of his own. In the bottom of the ninth, Giancarlo Stanton hit a leadoff double to give the Yankees a runner in scoring position with no outs in what was his first appearance of the season.