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It was one two-strike pitch to .189-hitting Austin Wynns -- a sailing 98-mph sinker thrown by Clay Holmes -- that caromed off the glove of Gary Sanchez and allowed the tying run to score.

Clay Holmes gave up the tying run on a wild pitch in the ninth and Wandy Peralta allowed a walk-off single in the 10th.

Along the way, manager Aaron Boone will do whatever he can to cast the baffling Torres in the most positive light.

Aaron Boone said Loaisiga is 'in line' to start throwing Friday and could return before end of regular season.

After Chad Green gave up a go-ahead two-run homer in bottom of eighth, Gardner delivered the clutch hit and Aroldis Chapman closed it out as Yankees rallied in Baltimore.

Taillon, on the IL with a slight tear in his right ankle tendon, threw off a mound Wednesday and feels he'll be back in the rotation sooner than later. "I'm pretty fired up about it," Taillon said.

Torres, hitting .249 with seven homers and a .667 OPS entering Wednesday night's game, has had a rough season, both in the field and at the plate.

Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Luke Voit, Joey Gallo, and DJ LeMahieu all go deep as Yankees pull even with the Blue Jays, who lost to Tampa Bay, for the top AL wild-card spot.

In addition to hitting .249 with seven homers and a .669 OPS in 109 games, Torres has committed a team-high 18 errors.

Judge, after going 1-for-3 Monday, came into Tuesday hitting .293 with 33 homers and a .918 OPS.

Was it partly meant to be a conversation-changer after Sunday's allegations about sign stealing?

The Yankees trailed 5-0 in the fourth before rallying for a 6-5, 10-inning makeup game win over the Twins.

Boone indicated the move wasn't just for a day as Torres goes back to 2B and Wade starts at SS.

The often-booed shortstop may have turned around how Mets fans feel about him with three big swings and a confrontation with Giancarlo Stanton.

Giancarlo Stanton had tied it in the seventh with a long two-run homer.