5/3/75 NYY @ MIL

The Yankees rallied for 3 runs in the top of the 9th to defeat Milwaukee 5-4, the second consecutive game New York has won over the Brewers by that score. My main man, Graig Nettles, was THE MAN in this one. It was his bases loaded double in the 9th that gave the Yankees the win. Nettles finished the game 3-3, 2B, 2 BB, 3 RBI. The rally came off Tom Murphy, who has to be one of the worst closers in history. Skip Lockwood pitched a scoreless 9th for his 5th save of the year.

Jim Slaton pitched pretty well again, going 7 innings while allowing only 2 earned runs. He did give up 10 hits and walked 4, but managed to get out of trouble in every inning except for the sixth. Pedro Garcia hit his 4th home run of the season, a two run shot, while Mike Hegan added his 3rd as a solo.

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