(670 The Score) The inaugural “Field of Dreams” game couldn’t have been any more dramatic.
After the Yankees stunned the White Sox by rallying for four runs off All-Star closer Liam Hendriks with two outs in the top of the ninth inning to take a one-run lead, Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson responded with a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom half to give his team a thrilling 9-8 victory in the made-for-television event in Dyersville, Iowa on Thursday night.
Anderson did his damage off Yankees reliever Zack Britton, who walked White Sox catcher Seby Zavala with one out before Anderson went the opposite way to right field for the win. Anderson was one of four White Sox players to homer, as did Zavala, left fielder Eloy Jimenez and first baseman Jose Abreu.
“The game is never over until it’s over,” Anderson said on a postgame interview on Fox. “I knew what I was looking for, and I didn’t miss.”
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