The New York Yankees avoided a disastrous sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night, securing a desperate 2-1 victory in the second game of a day-night doubleheader. Jazz Chisholm Jr. launched a clutch, tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to rescue a Yankees squad that had won just one of their previous 10 home games.
But it was Chisholm’s brutally honest postgame assessment that echoed loudest in the Bronx. When asked by reporters how he would describe his 2026 campaign prior to that game-winning swing, the infielder didn’t hesitate. “It sucked. I’ve sucked all season,” Chisholm said. Pressed on the reason for his struggles, he offered a blunt conclusion. “The numbers speak for themselves.”
The nightcap victory salvaged what was rapidly becoming a humiliating weekend for New York. The Sunday doubleheader, forced by a Saturday night rainout, opened with a Los Angeles masterclass. The Dodgers routed the Yankees 8-2 in game one behind a dominant four-hitter from Yoshinobu Yamamoto. That performance marked Yamamoto’s first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, silencing the crowd during the Dodgers’ first visit to Yankee Stadium since claiming the 2024 World Series.
Game two shifted into a tense battle of attrition. Five Yankees relievers combined on a four-hitter of their own, keeping Los Angeles completely off the board through seven innings. That shutout evaporated in the top of the eighth when Dodgers pinch-hitter Tommy Edman crushed a game-tying solo home run. According to a detailed report by The Washington Post, Edman’s blast was only the third pinch-hit home run of his career, with his previous milestone occurring over five years ago in July 2021 while playing for the St. Louis Cardinals.
The momentum swing was incredibly short-lived. In the bottom half of the eighth, Chisholm stepped to the plate against Los Angeles reliever Evan Phillips. He jumped on a 1-0 fastball, driving it deep into the left-center field bleachers for his 14th home run of the year. The 2-1 score held through the ninth, snapping New York’s brutal home skid just when the clubhouse needed it most.