Jazz Chisholm Jr. returned from the IL with a bang, hitting a go-ahead home run in the Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Guardians on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
Chisholm Jr. played his first game since April, starting at third base and delivering two hits.
Here are the takeaways…
-The Yankees’ offense was befuddled by Tanner Bibee for the first part of the game, being no-hit into the fifth inning. Chisholm Jr. broke the no-no with a bloop single. But Chisholm’s dynamic speed would prove a good addition for the Yankees, as a J.C. Escarra walk put Jazz into scoring position when DJ LeMahieu singled to plate the game’s first run.
After Trent Grisham reached on an error to load the bases with two outs, Ben Rice grounded out to end the threat.
Chisholm wasn’t done impacting this game, however. He would hit a leadoff homer in the seventh to put the Yanks back on top, 2-1. Anthony Volpe followed with a solo shot of his own, the seventh of the shortstop’s season.
-There wasn’t much offense to speak of in this one. The Yankees mustered just five hits and two walks against Guardians pitching. Aaron Judge finished 0-for-2 with two walks, dropping his average to .387.
–Carlos Rodon continued his hot stretch of starts on Tuesday. After allowing a first-inning single to Jose Ramirez that put him trouble, the southpaw retired 17 straight Guardians. Ramirez broke Rodon’s streak with a leadoff single in the seventh and came around to score after stealing second and reaching home on a David Fry single. It broke a streak of 20 straight scoreless innings from Rodon.
Despite some hard contact and shoddy defense, Rodon pitched out of trouble in the seventh to keep the score tied 1-1.
Rodon finished with 93 pitches (64 strikes) through seven innings, allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out eight.
-With Luke Weaver on the IL, the shortened bullpen was tested, but passed. Mark Leiter Jr. bounced back from his bad outing in Los Angeles to pitch a scoreless eighth inning, and Devin Williams was called upon to pitch the ninth. He allowed a one-out double and the runner to score on a two-out single by pinch-hitter Daniel Schneemann. After a mound visit from pitching coach Matt Blake, Williams bounced back to get Bo Naylor to fly out and close his sixth game of the season.
The Guardians made Williams work, making him throw 30 pitches thanks to a ton of foul balls.
Game MVP: Jazz Chisholm Jr.
Chisholm’s prints were all over this game. He was the only Yankee to have multiple hits, and his homer put the team ahead for good. He also played a solid third base in his first start at the hot corner since last season.
Highlights
Carlos Rodòn with a couple of Ks to escape trouble in the first pic.twitter.com/7wEH0wswyd
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Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s first hit off the IL is the Yankees’ first of the game off Tanner Bibee pic.twitter.com/eeQ3Sc8PXw
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DJ LeMahieu opens up the scoring in the 5th! pic.twitter.com/mrve6aIG0Q
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WELCOME BACK JAZZ CHISHOLM JR.!
Solo shot for the lead! pic.twitter.com/Uh6bJYEIvN
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Anthony Volpe back-to-back with Jazz Chisholm Jr.! pic.twitter.com/zFy69uwOvk
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) June 4, 2025
What’s next
The Yankees and Guardians continue their three-game set on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.
Clarke Schmidt (2-2, 3.95 ERA) will take the mound, while the Guardians will have Luis L. Ortiz (2-6, 4.40 ERA) on the bump.
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