Bagaimana Jazz Chisholm Jr. menggunakan video game untuk membantu Yankees Force Game 3
NEW YORK – Jazz Chisholm Jr. was flying.
One day after collecting bench splinters because Aaron Boone opted not to start him in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series against the Red Sox, Chisholm sprinted from first to home on an Austin Wells single to score the Yankees’s winning run in Game 2.
Once closer David Bednar tossed a perfect ninth inning to earn his first career postseason save, the Yankees won, 4-3, on Wednesday to even up the series at one game apiece.
The winner of Thursday night’s rubber match in the Bronx will advance to the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays.
“We always put everything out there on the line, especially in the playoffs,” Chisholm said. “We want to win every game. There’s no space. You don’t want to give any team an edge. Obviously a must-win.”
Wells’ clutch eighth-inning single down the right-field line was only possible after Chisholm worked a critical seven-pitch walk against right-hander Garrett Whitlock.
Just like he doesn’t hide his emotions, Chisholm doesn’t conceal his intentions on the field, either.
Lack of confidence has never been an issue for the Yankees’ candid second baseman. After working the walk, Chisholm told Red Sox first baseman Nathaniel Lowe that if Wells hit a ball in the gap, and it trickled into right field, he was going to score from first no matter what.
The relay throw home from right field was close, but late. Chisholm was safe, and as he tried to catch his breath, Yankee Stadium became a party. Players spilled out of the home dugout and onto the field, no one more fired up than Aaron Judge. “Let’s go baby!” the Yankees captain shouted as he pumped his arms and gave kudos to Wells at first base.
“I’m a fan of all these guys in this room,” Judge said. “So when they come up with a big hit like that, I’m their biggest fan, their biggest supporter.”
All Chisholm wanted was a chance.
That’s part of why he was disappointed on Tuesday night, after the Yankees lost Game 1 to the Red Sox to fall behind in the Wild Card series. Boone omitted Chisholm from the starting lineup in favor of infielder Amed Rosario, who has better numbers against left-handed pitchers. With Red Sox southpaw Garrett Crochet on the mound in Game 1, the Yankees manager decided that starting Rosario gave the team a better chance to win.
Chisholm, who this season became just the third Yankee in franchise history to produce a 30-30 season, was still upset after the team’s 3-2 loss on Tuesday. As reporters asked him questions at his locker, Chisholm turned his back to the media while responding.
“Every player is not going to agree with every decision that I make,” Boone said before Game 2. “He is a guy that wears his emotions on his sleeve … but I don’t need him to put a happy face on. I need him to go out and play his butt off for us tonight. That’s what I expect to happen.”
‘Kind of a cheat code’
By the time Chisholm walked into Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, he was over it. What did he do to feel better?
“I played 'MLB Pertunjukannya' dan saya memerintah seseorang, “kata Chisholm.” Begitulah cara saya menghilangkan stres saya. ”
Tim Chisholm yang dibuat secara pribadi, yang disebut New York Aliens, memiliki Ken Griffey Jr., Jimmy Rollins, dan dirinya sendiri dalam lineup, menang dengan skor akhir 12-1.
“Ini semacam kode cheat,” katanya. “Kami bermain online. Bersenang -senang.”
Chisholm menambahkan tidak ada niat buruk antara dia dan manajer setelah bangku hari Selasa.
“Tidak pernah ada masalah antara saya dan Aaron Boone,” kata Chisholm. “Dan kami selalu memiliki perselisihan. Pada akhirnya, saya selalu berdiri dengan Boonie karena dia selalu mengerti dari mana saya berasal. Dia tahu saya pemain yang bersemangat. Dia tahu saya memakai perasaan saya di lengan saya, dan dia tahu bahwa saya di sini untuk bersaing.”
Chisholm bukan satu-satunya pemain berenergi tinggi yang membantu Yankees menang ketika punggung mereka naik ke dinding.
Pereda tangan kanan Fernando Cruz menjadi balistik setelah memimpin pelari yang diwariskan untuk melarikan diri dari inning ketujuh tanpa cedera, menjaga permainan terikat pada 3-3. Untuk tim Yankees yang tampaknya bermain tegang sepanjang malam-bagaimanapun, itu adalah pertandingan yang menang-atau-go-home-teriakan Cruz yang tidak terungkap dari “Vamos!” Persis seperti yang dibutuhkan ruang istirahat untuk dinyalakan.
“Saya merasa seperti saya bisa melihat setiap vena keluar dari kepalanya,” kata baseman pertama Ben Rice, yang menempatkan Yankees di papan dengan home run dua kali di inning pertama. “Tapi itulah yang kamu dapatkan darinya. Itulah intensitas yang kamu dapatkan, dan kita benar -benar beruntung memilikinya.”
Deesha Thosar Meliputi Major League Baseball sebagai reporter dan kolumnis untuk Fox Sports. Dia sebelumnya meliput Mets sebagai reporter beat untuk New York Daily News. Putri imigran India, Deesha tumbuh di Long Island dan sekarang tinggal di Queens. Ikuti dia di Twitter di @Deeshathosar.
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