Hanley Ramirez caps 5-run 9th inning with massive walk-off home run
Headed into the bottom of the 9th inning at Fenway Park, the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox trailed their surging rivals, the New York Yankees, by a score of 5-2.
After the Red Sox scratched out two runs with two outs, Red Sox first baseman Hanley Ramirez stepped up to the plate with the opportunity to tie or win the game with one swing.
He did just that -- launching a mammoth three-run home run to dead center field:
Ramirez then received not one, but two gatorade baths:
THAT'S A WALK-OFF COURTESY OF @HANLEYRAMIREZ! ?
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) September 16, 2016
FINAL: #RedSox 7, Yankees 5 pic.twitter.com/RljXKXAK3p
An absolutely vital win for Boston, not just because it was agaist the Yankees -- but also because it gave the club a two-game pad atop the AL East standings, and a five-game lead over New York.
