Technically, this standoff should go down as Ashcraft's second win of the week. Two days ago, he gave up three runs in five innings of work as the Reds defeated the Yankees by a final score of 5-4.

With Thursday marking the Fourth of July, members of the New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds took their patriotism to the next level with a national anthem standoff. Not everybody, however ...

When the national anthem ended ahead of Thursday's game ... high-fives and cheers from teammates when he outlasted his Yankees counterparts before the Reds' 8-4 win Thursday.