CLEVELAND (AP) \u2014 Jazz Chisholm Jr. once again showed why he relishes being the opposing player fans love to hate.<\/p>\n
The flashy second baseman quieted chants of \u201coverrated\u201d in Cleveland with a home run in the eighth inning that sent the New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory<\/a> over the Guardians on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n \u201cI love it. Kind of. I feel like that was the loudest chants all day we heard, so I think it was great,\u201d Chisholm said.<\/p>\n Chisholm admitted the chants got him a little too riled up in the fifth, when he overswung at a couple of pitches and struck out.<\/p>\n He fell behind 0-2 against reliever Tim Herrin leading off the eighth before laying off a couple of pitches and working a full count. On the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Chisholm got a slider in the upper corner of the strike zone and drove it 360 feet into the right-field stands to put the Yankees back on top.<\/p>\n It was Chisholm\u2019s fourth career go-ahead homer in the eighth inning or later and his first since 2022 with the Miami Marlins.<\/p>\n \u201cI swung at the first pitch and realized that it was going to be tough to hit the slider on the outside corner. So I was just waiting on a ball to start right at me. I got one and handled it,\u201d Chisholm said. \u201cHe\u2019s a good pitcher and doesn\u2019t really miss the spot. So for him to miss in that situation right there in that spot, it\u2019s just like a huge sigh of relief.\u201d<\/p>\n Chisholm waited until the towering drive landed in the seats before leaving the batter\u2019s box and beginning his trot around the bases. He celebrated rounding third near the Guardians\u2019 dugout as he heard mostly boos from Cleveland\u2019s supporters but some cheers from Yankees fans in attendance.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re still in that mode of getting after it, so that\u2019s what was going through my head at the time,\u201d Chisholm said.<\/p>\n