As Aaron Boone cooled his heels in the clubhouse on Friday evening, having put on an impromptu exhibition of proper pitch-framing techniques to punctuate his fifth-inning ejection, the rookie manager seemed to have pushed a magic button at just the right time.
Boone’s exit preceded a midgame fireworks show by his hitters, as Brett Gardner homered to break up Jordan Zimmermann’s no-hit bid before Aaron Hicks and Miguel Andujar cracked back-to-back homers. After another lead change, Gleyber Torres’ hit highlighted an eighth-inning rally that lifted the Yankees to a 7-5 victory over the Tigers.
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