Yankees record 13 runs in a single inning against Athletics in a remarkable display

Yankees Have a Historic Inning Against Athletics

The New York Yankees had an explosive third inning on Sunday, scoring 13 runs against the Athletics. After a motivating talk from Aaron Judge, who urged his teammates to step it up after a sluggish start, the game turned around dramatically.

Judge pointed out the need for a wake-up call early in the game. “I felt like we slept a little bit in the first two innings,” he noted. “I expect more from our players, and I know they expect more from us. We had some choice words to get the game going, and the players responded.” That’s putting it mildly, right?

The inning kicked off with the Athletics making multiple errors. After Anthony Volpe got a hit, the A’s pitcher Jacob Lopez walked two batters. Then, Paul Goldschmidt, instead of making a routine play, didn’t cover first base, allowing the Yankees to pile on runs. Ben Rice hit a two-run double, and soon after, Judge made a misstep, but Cody Bellinger quickly followed up with an RBI single.

Lopez was ejected after Bellinger’s at-bat, bringing in reliever Michael Kelly, who wasn’t able to stop the onslaught either. The Yankees tallied up 10 runs before any out was made. After Goldschmidt struck out, Rice knocked a two-run triple, keeping the momentum going.

Judge expressed disbelief at how they managed the inning. “It’s unbelievable to step up to bat with no outs,” he remarked. “That’s what this team can do. We put our backs against the wall and found a way to dig ourselves out of there and kept the pressure on them. We needed all 13 of those points.”

In total, the Yankees recorded 11 hits, four walks, and even stole four bases during that inning alone. It marked their highest single-inning score since June 21, 2005, and was just a run shy of their franchise record set back in 1920.

Interestingly, this was the first time since September 11, 1949, that 12 consecutive batters reached base safely in one inning, falling just two short of the MLB record. Yankees manager Aaron Boone couldn’t help but marvel at the performance. “I’m glad we were able to stand up. Obviously, we did a lot of really good things offensively. I don’t think it was necessarily the prettiest game for either team, but we were able to put together a really great inning,” he stated.

For Athletics manager Mark Kossais, it was a tough pill to swallow. “I really don’t know how to describe that inning,” he reflected. “Those two walks immediately became a problem. It was just one hit after another, really. At one point, I thought the ball was going to go to somebody, but it never did.”