Yankees' offense turns corner as 10-run seventh inning fuels 12-3 comeback win over Padres

The Yankees’ offense turned a corner when they exploded for the best inning of their 2025 season with a 10-run frame in Tuesday’s 12-3 win over the San Diego Padres to snap a three-game skid.

Takeaways

1. New York’s bats needed a jolt and got one in the seventh inning, turning a 3-2 deficit into a nine-run lead. The Yankees’ younger players — Austin Wells (five), Ben Rice (two) and Anthony Volpe (one), among others — notably led the charge with a combined eight RBI in the frame. Not to be overlooked, Jasson Dominguez‘s leadoff double sparked the frame and Trent Grisham‘s bases-loaded walk with one out were key moments in the inning. New York needs more production in general beyond Aaron Judge, and it not only got that but did so from its youth movement.
2. The seventh changed the narrative of what was a tight game, but Judge’s earlier home run to get the Yankees on the board is worth noting. Judge tied the MLB lead with his 12th long ball of the early season when he homered off former Yankee Michael King on a 2-2 count in the fourth inning. The solo shot gave New York life before the eventual outburst, a move that should be expected from the captain as he builds on his MVP start to 2025 while slashing .412/.503/.772 through 36 games.
3. On both sides, the seventh inning was a jaw-dropping one. The Padres’ bullpen allowed 10 runs in the frame after yielding only 26 over the previous 128.2 IP. Meanwhile, the Yankees’ 10 runs scored in an inning are the most since July 28, 2015, when they totaled 11 in the second of a 21-5 win at the Texas Rangers.
4. It should be noted that Clarke Schmidt‘s start was solid. The right-hander gave the Yankees a chance to win in his fourth start of the season as he scattered two runs on seven hits while striking out four and walking one over six innings. Schmidt (4.79 ERA) threw 53 strikes on 85 pitches.

Who’s the MVP?

Wells, who tied the game on a seventh-inning single through the right side with none out and delivered the exclamation point later in the frame when he launched his two-out grand slam off former Yankee Wandy Peralta.

Highlights

What’s next

Ace southpaw Max Fried (6-0, 1.01 ERA) takes the mound Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. as the Yankees (20-16) and Padres (23-12) play the rubber match. Right-hander Dylan Cease (1-2, 5.61 ERA) gets the ball for San Diego.

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