Cincinnati Reds Walk Off New York Yankees 5-4 in 11 Innings After Rally

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025

CINCINNATI -- — Spencer Steer and pinch-hitter Gavin Lux hit run-scoring singles in the 11th inning and Cincinnati rallied from a three-run deficit for a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night after Chase Burns made an impressive major league debut for the Reds.

Aaron Judge scored on Connor Phillips' wild pitch in the 11th for a 4-3 lead.

With Matt McLain as the automatic runner, Elly De La Cruz led off against Mark Leiter Jr. with an infield single. Spencer Steer hit a tying single as De La Cruz jogged to second. Steer advanced on a wild pitch, Tyler Stephenson walked to load the bases and Lux singled to center over the five-man infield for his second career walk-off hit.

Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a three-run double in the seventh off Jonathan Loáisiga.

New York dropped to 1-6 in extra innings this year and is 1 for 21 with runners in scoring position in losing the first two games of the series.

Burns' Debut

Burns, the second overall pick in last July’s amateur draft, became the first starting pitcher in the expansion era to strike out the first five batters he faced in his debut. The 22-year old right-hander allowed three runs and six hits in five innings and struck out eight.

Yankees Offense

Ben Rice homered and Anthony Volpe had a two-run triple in the fourth inning as the Yankees built a 3-0 lead.

Bidding to become the major league's first 10-game winning pitcher, Carlos Rodón pitched six shutout innings.

Key Moment

Yankees third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was ejected in the middle of the ninth by plate umpire Mark Wegner after continuing to argue over a called strike on a 2-0 pitch in the top half.

Key Stat

Cincinnati had been 0-30 when trailing after six innings.

Up Next

Yankees LHP Max Fried (9-2, 2.05 ERA) is third in the majors in ERA. He goes against Cincinnati RHP Brady Singer (7-5, 4.13 ERA) in the series finale Wednesday.

In summary

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in 11 innings on June 25, 2025. The Reds rallied from a three-run deficit, scoring twice in the 11th inning on run-scoring singles by Spencer Steer and Gavin Lux. Chase Burns made his MLB debut for the Reds, striking out the first five batters he faced. Ben Rice homered and Anthony Volpe tripled for the Yankees, who took an early 3-0 lead. New York struggled with runners in scoring position and fell to 1-6 in extra innings. The series concludes Wednesday with Max Fried pitching for the Yankees against Brady Singer for the Reds.

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