Fireworks went off for minutes, coloring the Bronx sky, in the 10th inning of the Yankees-Braves game at Yankee Stadium on Monday night.
NEW YORK — Before there were fireworks on the field, they popped up behind it.
The explosions lit up the sky in right-center field behind Yankee Stadium in the top of the 10th inning between the Yankees and the Braves on Monday night.
The score was tied 3-all.
It didn’t seem to affect things on the field. Yankees reliever Dellin Betances, a city native, appeared unbothered as he worked out of a runners-on-the-corners jam with two outs, getting a groundout to end it.
Watch video of the fireworks above.
Here were some stats going into the game, via Yankees PR:
AT A GLANCE: The Yankees continue their six-game homestand tonight with the first of 3G vs. Atlanta (Mon.-Wed.), their final home series before the All-Star break… went 2-1 vs. Boston over the weekend… on Friday, begin an 11-game road trip to finish the “first half”: 3G at Toronto (Fri.-Sun.), 4G at Baltimore (7/9-11, incl. DH on 7/9) and 4G at Cleveland (7/12-15).
>> At 54-27 (.667), have the Majors’ best record… have held sole possession of the Majors’ best record for 14 of the last 17 days (since 6/16)… is the latest in a season they have had sole possession of MLB’s best record since the end of play on 7/27/12 (.606, 60-39).
>> Over the last 60 seasons (since 1959), is their second-best record through the midway point (61-20 in 1998).
MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING: The Yankees begin a three-game series tonight against Atlanta, which owns the National League’s best record at 48-34 (.585)… marks their second consecutive series against a team that entered with the best record in its league (Boston had an MLB-best 55-27 record entering Friday).
>> With the Yankees owning the best record in Baseball, this marks the latest in the regular season that the owners of each league’s best record have matched up in Interleague play since 7/23/15 (Kansas City at St. Louis)… is the latest in a season in the Interleague era (since 1997) that the Yankees have matched up in such a series.
BRONX BOMBERS: Yankees batters on Sunday hit a season-high 6HR, just their second 6HR game since the start of 2008 (also 9/24/10 vs. Boston-6HR).
>> Lead the Majors with 137HR this season, setting a franchise record for the most HRs before the All-Star break (prev. 134HR in 2002, ’12)… is tied for the second-highest first-81G total in Major League history (Seattle-139HR in 1999, St. Louis-137HR in 2000)… surpassed their previous first-81G high (127HR in 2002)… are on pace for 274HR (MLB record is 264HR by Seattle in 1997).
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