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Jazz Chisholm’s Jr.’s late homer, bullpen propel Yankees past Guardians

Nypost · · 863 words · By Ryan Dunleavy
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CLEVELAND — On a night when the Yankees wanted Gerrit Cole to pitch like an ace and pick up an overtaxed and short-handed bullpen, the opposite happened.

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CLEVELAND — On a night when the Yankees wanted Gerrit Cole to pitch like an ace and pick up an overtaxed and short-handed bullpen, the opposite happened.

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Common ground

Try it freeFive relievers combined to throw five scoreless innings behind Cole, and Jazz Chisholm Jr.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Paul Blackburn, Tim Hill, Camilo Doval (2-0), Jake Bird and Fernando Cruz came to the rescue”
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The evidence confirms Fernando Cruz pitched, but the full list of relievers (Blackburn, Hill, Doval, Bird, Cruz) is not explicitly listed as a group in the provided corroborating snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Yankees season was the 123rd season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. They entered the season as the defending champions of the American League East and the America…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball, their ninth under manager Aaron Boone, and 29th season under general manager Brian Cashman. They…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Yankees_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
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Claim 2: “Angel Martínez hit a hard ground ball to first base that was stopped on a dive by Paul Goldschmidt.”
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Claim 3: “the Yankees burned through seven relievers Monday in a 10-inning win.”
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Two independent sources confirm the Yankees used seven relievers in a 10-inning win on the Monday preceding the Tuesday game (June 8, 2026).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1978 New York Yankees season was the 76th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 100–63, finishing one game ahead of the Boston Red Sox to win their third American League East …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", the Yankees play in the East Division of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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Claim 4: “Making his fourth start after Tommy John surgery and his second straight against Cleveland, Cole tired after allowing two runs on two walks and five hits — all singles... while striking out four.”
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While evidence confirms Gerrit Cole had Tommy John surgery and missed the 2025 season, the specific box score stats for this particular start (2 runs, 2 walks, 5 singles, 4 strikeouts) are not independently corroborated by the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Houston Astros season was the 59th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 56th as the Astros, eighth in both the American League (AL) and AL West divisi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirat…
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Claim 5: “Spencer Jones hit his first career home run in his 33rd at-bat to provide a 2-0 lead in the second inning.”
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One web search result mentions Spencer Jones celebrating a two-run home run in the second inning on June 9, 2026, but the specific detail about it being his 'first career home run in his 33rd at-bat' is not independently corroborated.
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Claim 6: “Hoskins homered off Cole [six days prior].”
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Claim 7: “The Guardians tied the score at 2-2 and left the bases loaded in the third.”
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Claim 8: “Chisholm, who launched a full-count pitch into the right field seats using slugger Aaron Judge’s bat.”
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Multiple sources confirm Chisholm used Aaron Judge's bat to hit a home run, specifically mentioning the June 9th game and the response to jeers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball season began on March 18 (with a special two-game Tokyo Series), while the regular season ended on September 28. The postseason began on September 30. The World Series t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 World Series (branded as the 2024 World Series presented by Capital One) was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2024 season. The 120th edition of the World Series, it wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 95th Major League Baseball All-Star Game played between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball. The game wa…
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Claim 9: “Chisholm didn’t leave the batter’s box until the ball descended 360 feet away”
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No evidence was found regarding the specific distance of the home run (360 feet) or Chisholm's behavior in the batter's box.
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Claim 10: “Five relievers combined to throw five scoreless innings behind Cole”
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Web search results explicitly state that five relievers were needed to cover the final five scoreless frames in the 3-2 victory on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees relief pitcher Fernando Cruz celebrates after striking out Cleveland Guardians' Angel Martinez during the ninth inning. AP Photo/David Dermer. Chisholm's was the second Yankees long b…
https://www.aol.com/news/jazz-chisholm-jr-homer-bullpen-0221…
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web search NEUTRAL — In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees faced off at Yankee Stadium. Since that time, millions of baseball fans around th…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPw-Om2Xf5I
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web search NEUTRAL — David Phelps pitched five scoreless innings Saturday, but his pitch count necessitated extensive use of the Yankees’ overworked bullpen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/sports/baseball/five-home…
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Claim 11: “Chase DeLauter’s two-out RBI single ate up lightning-rod shortstop Anthony Volpe”
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Claim 12: “Jazz Chisholm Jr. shut up a chorus of “Overrated!” chants by hitting a tiebreaking eighth-inning home run to lift the Yankees to a 3-2 victory against the Guardians in front of 27,154 at Progressive Field on Tuesday night.”
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Multiple web sources confirm the Yankees defeated the Guardians 3-2 on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, with a tiebreaking 8th inning home run by Jazz Chisholm Jr. who responded to 'overrated' chants.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Yankees season was the 122nd season for the New York Yankees franchise. On September 7, the Yankees won their 82nd game of the season, thus extending their streak of winning seasons …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. They were o…
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Claim 13: “Cruz recorded the final five outs for his first save.”
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Two independent sources confirm Fernando Cruz earned a five-out save in the game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 19, 2026 ... Bednar relieved Fernando Cruz with two on in a tie game in the eighth and stranded both runners before Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead homer in ...
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/player-news/2026-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Fernando Cruz slams the door shut with three strikeouts to pick up his first save since April of last season!
https://www.facebook.com/talkinyanks/posts/fernando-cruz-sla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... ... Fernando Cruz earned a five-out save in the second contest. Cruz was the only New York reliever not to pitch in the first game. "Just ...
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-guardians-bring-w…
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Claim 14: “Cole was booed after hitting Rhys Hoskins on the knuckles”
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Claim 15: “Cruz struck out the side in the ninth.”
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One source says Cruz 'slams the door shut with three strikeouts', but another source explicitly states he 'got the final out of the eighth inning, the first out of the ninth but loaded the bases', contradicting the claim that he struck out the side in the ninth.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 22, 2025 ... Fernando Cruz Strikes Out 3 Batters in a Row to Get Out of a Jam in 8th vs Orioles. @SwingandMiss24 likes1.4K views1 year ago
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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago ... Cole finished his outing after seven innings, coughing up an opposite-field homer to Gonzales to make it 3-0 during it, but despite being in ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fernando-cruz-falters-extr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Cruz got the final out of the eighth inning, the first out of the ninth but loaded the bases and allowed a tiebreaking ... read more in the ...
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