Trent Grishams heroics not enough as Yankees fall to Pirates in 11 innings after late rally

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.PITTSBURGH — Trent Grisham can’t be the hero every day, though he tried his best to make it two straight on Sunday.After Grisham delivered a game-tying, two-out, two-strike single in the ninth inning, the Yankees still could not finish off the sweep as the Pirates walked off on them for a 5-4 win on Sunday afternoon at a raw PNC Park.Tommy Pham delivered the game-winner, battling for a nine-pitch at-bat off Devin Williams that ended with a bullet of a single to the warning track in left field that scored automatic runner Jack Suwinski from third base in the 11th inning.The Yankees looked headed for a loss for most of the afternoon until the ninth inning, when Anthony Volpe started the rally with a one-out single against lefty Ryan Borucki.

Austin Wells came up next and tried to bunt for a hit, with third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes playing deep and well off the bag, but he was still thrown out at first on the play.Still, Jasson Dominguez followed with a walk before Oswald Peraza smoked an RBI double down the third-base line to pull the Yankees within 4-2.Grisham, who led Saturday’s outburst with a pair of home runs, was then down to his last strike before roping a two-run single through the right side to tie it.Luke Weaver then tossed an easy bottom of the ninth to send the game to extras.He came back out for the bottom of the 10th and after getting two quick outs, walked Oneill Cruz intentionally and Joey Bart unintentionally to load the bases.

But he struck out Suwinski to keep the game alive.For most of the day, it looked like the Yankees were going to succumb to their former trade bust.Andrew Heaney, an ill-fated acquisition at the 2021 deadline, shoved for seven innings of one-run ball against them while striking out 10.The Yankees’ high-scoring offense has typically given their pitchers a margin for error, but th...