Jasson Dominguez caps comeback thriller with walk-off homer as Yankees survive Jason deGrom gem

Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees.Outhit 10-5 in a matchup that pitted occasional starter Ryan Yarbrough against all-time ace Jacob deGrom, the Yankees had no business doing what they did Wednesday: Somehow winning the game. Jasson Domínguez crushed a walk-off bomb against Luke Jackson to complete a comeback, the Yankees stealing a 4-3 victory from the Rangers in front of a paid attendance of 40,359 who braved the cold, windy environs and were rewarded with a thrilling finish. After Luke Weaver escaped the top of the ninth, Domínguez got ahead 2-0 before destroying a homer into the right field seats and rounding the bases before being mobbed upon crossing home plate. The Yankees (29-19) already have taken a fifth straight series before Thursday’s finale and have won 10 of their past 13. This one might have been the most unlikely, deGrom dazzling over seven innings and the Yankees using six different pitchers to piece together nine innings. The Yankees dug a 3-1 hole and began climbing out in the seventh. First it was Cody Bellinger — whose red-hot stretch continued — blasting his third home run in his past four games to bring the Yankees within a run in the seventh, an inning after which deGrom was pulled. Against the Rangers bullpen, the Yankees tied it in the eighth.

Robert Garcia walked Paul Goldschmidt and Trent Grisham to find his way into danger that the Rangers asked Jackson to escape.But Aaron Judge, whose average sits at .402, ripped a single into left, Goldschmidt rounding third and heading home to challenge a throw from Wyatt Langford that was cut off.

Goldschmidt scored the tying run before Grisham was tagged out on the basepaths, setting the stage for the ninth. The Yankees survived three home runs from the Rangers, including two from Jake Burger. DeGrom was in control if not at his peak, letting up two runs in seven strong inni...