{"id":4209,"date":"2026-07-11T09:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2026-07-11T09:36:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:36:45","slug":"jazz-chisholm-jr-blasts-dramatic-ninth-inning-homer-to-lift-yankees-past-nationals-for-another-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4209","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Chisholm Jr. blasts dramatic ninth-inning homer to lift Yankees past Nationals for another win"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two outs away from taking another step back following Thursday\u2019s eruption against the Rays, Jazz Chisholm Jr. saved the day to secure the Yankees back-to-back wins for the first time in over two weeks.<\/p>\n

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Trailing by a run and facing one-time Yankee lefty Matt Krook with one out in the ninth inning, Chisholm clobbered a two-run shot into the second deck to lift the Yankees to a dramatic 5-3 win over the Nationals on Friday night at Nationals Park.<\/p>\n

After Chisholm\u2019s blast, Austin Wells crushed his second home run in as many days (after going 23 straight games without one), providing some breathing room for David Bednar in his second inning of work to finish off the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we all come together, the energy\u2019s outstanding and we\u2019re electric together,\u201d Chisholm said.<\/p>\n

The consecutive wins are the Yankees\u2019 first since June 23-24, going 2-11 in between, as they try to finally string some momentum together to fully snap out of their recent skid.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re starting to get that spark,\u201d said Ryan Weathers, who gave up just one run across 5 \u00b9\/\u2083 strong innings. \u201cJazz had a big swing there in the ninth, that was huge for us. \u2026 I think the progression of the pitching and hitting, you see the [at-bats] are really good right now, I feel like the pitching\u2019s doing a really good job right now, and just want to keep stacking good days on good days.\u201d<\/p>\n

After first pitch was delayed two hours by storms in the area, the Yankees (52-42) got solo home runs from Ben Rice and Jasson Dom\u00ednguez to take a 2-1 lead into the seventh inning before Tim Hill gave up back-to-back home runs to Keibert Ruiz and James Wood, putting the Nationals (48-47) ahead 3-2.<\/p>\n