New York Yankees closer David Bednar had fans’ hearts pounding in the ninth, allowing a run and loading the bases with one out.

It was the kind of inning that felt like watching a tightrope walker stumble but somehow regain balance before falling.

Carlos Correa and Christian Walker both represented the tying run, but Bednar reared back and struck them out emphatically to give the Yankees an 8-4 win and a series victory over the Houston Astros.

That escape sealed the series win in Houston and pushed New York closer in their relentless chase for the AL East crown, three games behind the Toronto Blue Jays.

McMahon sparks Yankees with multi-hit night

Ryan McMahon continues to heat up at the most critical stretch of the Yankees’ season, delivering clutch hit after clutch hit.

He opened th

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