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Try it freeAll game long, the Yankees waited for a big hit as they tried to get by the Orioles.
They had a golden chance in the sixth, another good one in the seventh and then — finally, in the eighth — Jazz Chisholm Jr. delivered.
Chisholm, filling in for Anthony Volpe at shortstop, came through with a go-ahead, two-run double with one out in the bottom of the eighth, as the Yankees won their second straight over the Orioles, 4-2, in The Bronx.
Chisholm’s blow came after Ben Rice opened the inning with a single, moved to second on a Cody Bellinger groundout and got to third on a rocket single to left by Giancarlo Stanton.
Paul Goldschmidt pinch-ran for Stanton and came around to score from first on Chisholm’s hit, as third base coach Luis Rojas aggressively sent Goldschmidt on the double to the gap in right-center to make it 3-2.
Chisholm got to third on the play and scored on a fielder’s choice to shortstop by DJ LeMahieu, as Gary Sánchez couldn’t handle Gunnar Henderson’s throw home, to provide an insurance run — only after being alerted to go back and touch the plate by Austin Wells, who was on deck.
The late rally was possible because of another strong outing by Will Warren, who allowed two runs in the first, but none for the rest of his 6 ⅓ innings.
Lefty Tim Hill got two big outs in the seventh and after he walked the first two batters in the eighth, Fernando Cruz struck out all three batters he faced to escape the jam and keep the Yankees’ deficit at one run.
It all helped the Yankees make up for going just 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position until Chisholm came up in the eighth.
Warren overcame a shaky start to his outing.
He got into trouble immediately, as he allowed a first-pitch single to Jackson Holliday to lead off the game and then hit Ramon Urias with his next pitch.
But with runners on first and second and no one out — with Henderson at the plate — Warren picked off Holliday at second.
Warren’s woes didn’t end there, though, as he promptly walked Henderson and then gave up a run-scoring single to Ryan O’Hearn.
He didn’t retire a hitter until Ramón Laureano, the fifth batter of the game, flied out to short right field for the second out.
Colton Cowser followed with a double to left to score another run.
The Yankees got a run back in the second in odd fashion, when LeMahieu singled in Chisholm from second.
Chisholm, who doubled with two outs, lost a shoe as he raced between third and home and then collided with Baltimore catcher Maverick Handley just as Handley tried to catch Cowser’s throw from left.
The ball got away from Handley and he was injured on the play and left the game, replaced by Sánchez.
Chisholm eventually touched the plate — and got his shoe back — and LeMahieu moved to second before Wells struck out to end the inning.
As Warren settled in, retiring 16 of the next 19 after Cowser’s double, the Yankees threatened again in the third on back-to-back slow-rolling singles with two outs by Aaron Judge and Rice.
Bellinger followed by striking out.
The Yankees had a chance to tie the game in the sixth, with Judge leading off with a walk and Rice doubling to right.
Bellinger then flied out to shallow right, where Dylan Carlson made a sliding catch, but Judge didn’t tag up on the play.
Stanton struck out against Kremer for the third time before Chisholm faced Keegan Akin and flied out.
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Judge had a chance to atone for his baserunning mishap in the seventh with runners on first and second and two out, but after Wells moved to third on a wild pitch, Judge whiffed against Seranthony Domínguez.
The Yankees went ahead in the eighth and held on to avoid their third straight series loss.