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New York Yankees' Harrison Bader Does Something Only Five Players in Last 50 Years For Franchise Have Done

The New York Yankees came from behind to beat the Baltimore Orioles on Monday and outfielder Harrison Bader certainly left his impact on the game.
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New York Yankees' Harrison Bader Does Something Only Five Players in Last 50 Years For Franchise Have Done
New York Yankees' Harrison Bader Does Something Only Five Players in Last 50 Years For Franchise Have Done

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The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles on Monday by a score of 6-3, sending the Yanks to 47-38 overall.

The Yanks came from behind to get the win and the comeback was punctuated by the eighth-inning three run homer from outfielder Harrison Bader.

That was his seventh home run of the season and it joined the annals of Yankees history.

Per ESPN Stats & Info:

Harrison Bader is the 5th Yankees player over the last 50 seasons with consecutive home games with a go-ahead hit in the 8th inning or later. The last to do it was Melky Cabrera in 2009.

Bader also had a go-ahead double against the Texas Rangers in a win on Sunday, June 25.

The veteran outfielder is hitting .261 this season with the seven homers, 26 RBI and seven stolen bases. He also battled an injury earlier this season which has limited him to just 134 at-bats. In the wake of the injury to Aaron Judge, it's certainly necessary for others to step up, and Bader has.

The 29-year-old was acquired by the Yankees at the trade deadline last season after spending 6.5 years with the Cardinals. Lifetime, he's a .246 hitter with 59 homers and 203 RBI.

The loss moved Baltimore to 49-34 on the season. They are in second place in the American League East while the Yankees are in third. New York trails Baltimore by three games. With regards to the wild card, the O's have the top spot and the Yankees are tied in the 2/3 position.

The two teams will play again on Tuesday at 1:05 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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