Cody Bellinger saves run for Yankees with highlight-reel throw

DETROIT — Almost every night, Cody Bellinger finds a way to impact the game.On Tuesday, he did it with his arm.Bellinger unleashed a 95.5 mph throw from left field on one hop to the plate to nail a runner trying to score in the fourth inning before the Yankees came back to beat the Tigers 4-3 at Comerica Park.“What a great throw,” said Carlos Rodón, who was on the mound.“I was surprised they sent [the runner], because Cody’s got a good arm.

He’s a great defender.And of course he comes up and throws it right on the money.”The Tigers led 2-1 at the time and were threatening for more, with Riley Greene on second base and two outs.

Hao-Yu Lee hit a single to left field, where Bellinger fielded it cleanly and fired home to Austin Wells, who caught it on a bounce and then slid over to his left to tag Greene.“Obviously I wanted to get a good beat on it and set my feet and make a good throw,” Bellinger said.“It was a pretty good throw, but Wellsy did a great job of getting the ball and putting a quick tag on him.”Wells snapped an 0-for-18 skid (that dated back to before his injured-list stint) by roping an RBI double off lefty Tyler Holton in the sixth inning, extending the Yankees’ lead to 4-2.“Really good swing off a tough at-bat,” Bellinger said.

“He’s a huge part of this team and excited to have him back.”Wells was making his second start since being activated off the IL for cervical headaches.The Yankees’ catcher position continues to be in flux, as Ali Sánchez went on the paternity list Tuesday (replaced by J.C.Escarra) but looks like he might avoid the injured list after taking a 98 mph fastball to his right wrist on Monday.

X-rays and a CT scan were both negative.“Hoping off of the testing and everything that he’ll be a player for us when he gets back, whether that’s Thursday or Friday,” Boone said.Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+.

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