Jazz Chisholm Jr. Powers Yankees to a 2‑1 Victory, Splitting Doubleheader with Dodgers

It was a classic New York summer night at Yankee Stadium – the kind of evening when anything can happen, and on July 19, 2026, it certainly did. The Yankees and Dodgers were back for the second leg of a day‑night doubleheader, and both clubs knew the bragging rights at stake. The Dodgers had already taken the opener, 8‑2, behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s first regular‑season complete game in 66 starts. This time, New York was determined to even the series.

The first inning started with a spark for the Yankees. Cody Bellinger, now back in a regular role, lined a soft single into left field. Paul Goldschmidt, never shy about a run, turned that into a run‑scoring double, putting the Yankees up 1‑0. It was a quick, confidence‑boosting burst, but the Dodgers answered back in the third. A two‑run single by a veteran (reportedly Andy Pages, though the name appears in the box score) erased the deficit, and the game was knotted at 1‑1.

Both clubs then settled into a tightly contested pitch‑by‑pitch duel. Yankees right‑hander Ryan Yarbrough, followed by Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick, combined to deliver three clean innings, allowing just one hit and no runs. Meanwhile, Dodgers starter Will Klein, making his first appearance of the day, kept the Yankee bats at bay, walking just one batter and striking out four. By the seventh inning, the scoreboard still read one‑all, and tension was building in the stands.

Then came the eighth. With two outs and the Yankees threatening, Jazz Chisholm Jr. stepped to the plate. The crowd, already restless, seemed to hold its breath. On a 2‑2 count, Chisholm swung and sent a line drive over the left‑field wall – his 14th homer of the season and, more importantly, the go‑ahead run. The stadium erupted; the Yankees’ bench poured onto the field, and the lead was suddenly theirs, 2‑1.

But the drama wasn’t over. In the bottom of the eighth, the Dodgers tried to rally. A pinch‑hit attempt by Tommy Edman resulted in a single, and an aggressive baserunning move saw Edman sprint around the bases, eventually delivering a second pinch‑hit home run for New York – his third career pinch‑hit blast and a fitting insurance run. The Dodgers’ hopes dimmed further when rookie catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, making his first MLB hit earlier in the game, was tagged out on a pop‑up by Chisholm to end the inning.

The ninth inning belonged to the Yankees closer, David Bednar. The veteran right‑hander, now 4‑3 on the season, entered with a two‑run lead and quickly ran down the Dodgers’ lineup. He struck out Shohei Ohtani looking and then fanned the next batter, sealing a 2‑1 win for New York.

With the victory, the Yankees split the doubleheader, evening the series at one game each. It was a night that reminded everyone why baseball is called a “game of inches” – a single swing by Jazz Chisholm Jr. turned the tide, and a couple of pinch‑hit heroics added the final flourish. The Dodgers will head back home with a 1‑1 record in the series, while the Yankees can savor a hard‑won triumph that felt like a true Bronx classic.