Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run ninth-inning homer and the New York Yankees rallied past the Nationals 5-3 in Washington on Friday night.
With New York trailing 3-2, Jasson Dominguez singled with one out against Matt Krook (0-1) and Chisholm homered into the second deck in right, his 13th of the season. Austin Wells provided some insurance when he homered off Justin Lawrence with two outs.
Keibert Ruiz and James Wood hit back-to-back solo home runs in the seventh to give Washington a 3-2 lead.
Ben Rice hit his third homer in two games for New York and Dominguez also homered.
David Bednar (3-3) pitched the final two innings for the win.
Wood finished a triple short of the cycle and scored twice.
The start of the game was delayed two hours by rain, and Rice gave the Yankees a quick 1-0 lead when he lined a 2-2 pitch the opposite way for a solo homer in the first. One out later, Paul Goldschmidt snapped an 0-for-34 skid with a single and Cody Bellinger singled, but Dominguez struck out.
Washington tied it in the third. Wood led off with a double, went to third on Curtis Mead’s single and scored when Dylan Crews grounded into a double play.
Bellinger singled with one out in the New York fourth. He was caught stealing just before Dominguez homered to right center to make it 2-1.
CJ Abrams doubled with one out in the Washington sixth. Jacob Young singled to left, but Abrams fell rounding third and had to stay there. Fernando Cruz replaced Weathers and Daylen Lile, pinch hitting for Andres Chaparro, struck out. Jorbit Vivas pinch hit for Nasim Nunez and struck out.
Yankees starter Ryan Weathers pitched 5 1/3 innings and gave up a run on six hits with no walks and six strikeouts.
Nationals opener Carson Palmquist allowed a run on three hits over three innings, and bulk reliever Zack Littell allowed a run on five hits over four innings.
–Field Level Media
