Gardner makes leaping catch for last out, Yanks stop Jays
NEW YORK — If the New York Yankees reach the playoffs, they’ll long remember this catch by Brett Gardner.
Two outs in the ninth inning, bases loaded, one-run lead. Does it get much better?
Gardner made a leaping grab at the top of the left-field wall, clutching the ball as he banged into the fence on Justin Smoak’s drive for the final out, and the Yankees held off AL East-leading Toronto 7-6 Tuesday night.
“I knew I was going to be able to catch up to it and get to it, I just didn’t know if I was going to run out of room or not,” Gardner said.