Yankees rally with 2 outs in 9th inning and beat Braves 3-2 in 10 after long rain delay

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice ripped a tying single off the right-field fence with two outs in the ninth inning and Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th as the New York Yankees rallied past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Friday night in a rain-delayed game that ended after midnight.

New York improved to 2-8 in extra-inning games, halting an eight-game winning streak overall for the NL East leaders.

Yankees left-hander Max Fried pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his first outing against his former team, but Tyler Mahle matched him with six shutout innings in his Atlanta debut.

Austin Riley homered in the eighth and Matt Olson went deep in the ninth to give the Braves a 2-0 lead. With the Yankees down to their final out, slumping Austin Wells doubled home a run off All-Star closer Raisel Iglesias.

Amed Rosario walked before Rice singled on a 1-0 changeup.

Heliot Ramos was hit by a pitch to load the bases before Dylan Dodd entered and retired Luis García Jr. on a groundout to send the game to extra innings.

New York's rally began when rookie George Lombard Jr. reached on an infield single with one out and advanced to third on Iglesias' throwing error.

David Bednar (5-3) pitched a scoreless 10th, helped by Lombard's off-balance throw from shortstop on Sean Murphy’s grounder and García's over-the-shoulder catch at first base on Ronald Acuña Jr.'s popup to end the inning.

With one out in the bottom half, rookie Spencer Jones was intentionally walked and Lombard worked a walk from Tyler Kinley (6-5) that loaded the bases. García, the automatic runner, scored easily on McMahon's sac fly to deep right field on a full-count pitch as the Yankees improved to 5-42 when trailing through eight innings.

The start was delayed by heavy rain and thunderstorms for 1 hour, 55 minutes.

It was the eighth time in 10 games a Yankees starter permitted no more than one run.

Fried spent his first eight major league seasons with the Braves before leaving as a free agent to sign a $218 million, eight-year contract with New York in December 2024.

In a marquee matchup of Cy Young Award winners, Atlanta LHP Chris Sale (12-6, 2.08 ERA) pitches Saturday for the first time since July 29 when he faces New York RHP Gerrit Cole (5-5, 3.42) on Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium.

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Atlanta Braves' Matt Olson leaves the field after a baseball game against the New York Yankees Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Austin Wells hits an RBI double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Ben Rice hits an RBI single during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Ryan McMahon, right, celebrates with teammates after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Ryan McMahon, center, celebrates with Heliot Ramos, right, Ben Rice, second from left, and Luis García Jr. after a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Karolina Muchova withdrew from the WTA Finals on Friday with a gastrointestinal illness.

The 30-year-old from the Czech Republic had been scheduled to play Mirra Andreeva on the last day of round-robin play in the season-ending championships.

Instead, second alternate Diana Shnaider of Russia stepped in to make her Finals debut in singles after qualifying in doubles last year with countrywoman Andreeva. They went 0-3 in round-robin play a year ago.

Muchova, a Wimbledon finalist this year, already lost her first two matches and could not have advanced to the semifinals even if she had played Friday.

Shnaider, however, had plenty of incentive. A victory over Andreeva would be worth $230,000 and 200 WTA Tour rankings points. She's also receiving a $220,000 participant fee.

Muchova is the second withdrawal of the eight-day, $10 million event at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Top-ranked Elena Rybakina dropped out before the tournament began last Sunday, citing a viral illness and exhaustion.

It's the first time since 2019 that both singles alternates are competing in the round-robin stage. Marta Kostyuk replaced Rybakina and she went 0-3 in Group 1 play.

Advancing to Saturday's semifinals from Group 1 are Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova and American Jessica Pegula.

Andreeva already won Group 2 with a 2-0 match record regardless of Friday's result. The second spot will be decided by the result of a match between Aryna Sabalenka and Elina Svitolina.

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FILE - Mirra Andreeva, of Russia, returns a ball to Zheng Qinwen, of China during the women's singles final match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, plays a backhand return to Zheng Qinwen, of China, during the quarterfinals of the women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, reacts during play against Nikola Bartunkova, of the Czech Republic, during the quarterfinals of the women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

FILE - Marta Kostyuk, of Ukraine, returns the ball to Linda Noskova, of the Czech Republic, during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig,File)