Under a steady drizzle that turned into a torrential downpour, the New York Yankees mounted a dramatic late-inning rally to defeat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Friday night, a game that stretched into Saturday morning after a 1-hour, 55-minute rain delay. The win snapped Atlanta's eight-game winning streak and gave the Yankees a rare extra-inning triumph, improving their record in such games to 2-8.

The Braves struck first on solo homers by Austin Riley in the eighth and Matt Olson in the ninth, building a 2-0 lead that seemed insurmountable against Raisel Iglesias, the All-Star closer who had been dominant all season. But with two outs and the Yankees down to their final strike, the tide turned. Austin Wells, mired in a slump, ripped a double off the right-field wall to score a run and cut the deficit in half. Amed Rosario then walked, bringing Ben Rice to the plate. On a 1-0 changeup, Rice lined a single off the right-field fence, knotting the game at 2-2.

Heliot Ramos was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Dylan Dodd entered and retired Luis García Jr. on a groundout, sending the game to extra innings. The Yankees' rally began when rookie George Lombard Jr. reached on an infield single and advanced to third on Iglesias's throwing error.

In the top of the 10th, David Bednar (5-3) worked a scoreless inning, aided 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, ending the threat. The bottom half saw the Yankees load the bases with one out: rookie Spencer Jones was intentionally walked, and Lombard drew a walk from Tyler Kinley (6-5). Automatic runner García scored easily on McMahon's deep sacrifice fly to right field on a full-count pitch, sealing the victory.

Both starting pitchers were stellar. Max Fried, making his first start against his former team since signing an eight-year, $218 million contract with the Yankees in December 2024, tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings, scattering three hits and striking out seven. Tyler Mahle, in his Atlanta debut, matched Fried with six shutout frames, allowing four hits and fanning five. The game marked the eighth time in 10 games that a Yankees starter allowed one run or fewer.

The rain delay pushed the first pitch back nearly two hours, but the atmosphere remained electric as the Yankees celebrated their fifth win when trailing after eight innings, moving to 5-42 in such situations. The series continues Saturday with a marquee matchup of Cy Young Award winners: Atlanta's Chris Sale (12-6, 2.08 ERA) faces New York's Gerrit Cole (5-5, 3.42) on Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium.