Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits go-ahead homer as Yankees defeat Nationals 5-3
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Last updated Jul 11, 2026
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lead the New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on July 10. The game featured multiple home runs, with the Yankees scoring through long balls from Ben Rice, Jasson Domínguez, and Austin Wells. The Nationals initially took a lead in the seventh inning with back-to-back homers from Keibert Ruiz and James Wood. David Bednar earned the win in relief, securing the final outs for New York. Both teams rank first and second in MLB for home runs this season.
- •Chisholm's ninth-inning homer gave Yankees a 5-3 lead.
- •Rice, Domínguez, and Wells also hit home runs for New York.
- •Nationals briefly led after Ruiz and Wood homered in the seventh.
- •The game was delayed two hours at the start due to weather.
- •Cam Schlittler is scheduled to start for the Yankees on July 11.
- 3:56 AMYahoo Sports — Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s go-ahead home run lifts Yankees to 5-3 win over Nationals
- 3:55 AMYahoo Sports — Chisholm's homer keys 3-run 9th as the Yankees rally past Washington 5-3
"Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees over the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Friday night. The Yankees and Nationals rank 1-2 in the major leagues in home runs, and all but one run in this game came via the long ball. Ben Rice hit his 29th of the season for the Yankees, and Jasson Domínguez and Austin Wells also went deep for New York.
"The Yankees had a late lead and the bullpen coughed it up, but Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s go-ahead homer in the ninth pushed New York to a 5-3 win over the Nationals on Friday night in Washington, D.C.
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External links- Yahoo SportsJul 11, 2026, 3:56 AMJazz Chisholm Jr.'s go-ahead home run lifts Yankees to 5-3 win over Nationals
The Yankees had a late lead and the bullpen coughed it up, but Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s go-ahead homer in the ninth pushed New York to a 5-3 win over the Nationals on Friday night in Washington, D.C.
- Yahoo SportsJul 11, 2026, 3:55 AMChisholm's homer keys 3-run 9th as the Yankees rally past Washington 5-3
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the New York Yankees over the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Friday night. The Yankees and Nationals rank 1-2 in the major leagues in home runs, and all but one run in this game came via the long ball. Ben Rice hit his 29th of the season for the Yankees, and Jasson Domínguez and Austin Wells also went deep for New York.
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