Alex Verdugo hit a go-ahead, two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees ended the regular season with a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

That Oneil Cruz went down swinging for a strikeout for the final out in the ninth inning was a fitting end to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ season. It proved to be a big whiff. Alex Verdugo hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth,

The Yankees finished their regular season with an exclamation point, taking down the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 on Sunday evening to avoid being swept while picking up their AL-best 94th victory of the season.