The Tribune

Although he produced his first Major League Baseball postseason home run, Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr and his New York Yankees fell short in game two of their American League Divisional playoff series against the Kansas City Royals.

Last night at Yankee Stadium in New York as Chisholm Jr homered in the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees suffered a 4-2 loss as the Royals evened the best-of-five series at 1-1.

Chisholm Jr, betting sixth in the line-up, finished with a 1-for-4 night after he played a crucial role in the Yankees’ 6-5 win in game one on Saturday.

In that game, his first MLB postseason game, Chisholm Jr ignited the attack in the ninth with a single, stole second and scored the game’s winning run.

Last night, the Yankees fell short of another dramatic win, but Chisholm Jr got his only hit of the game in the bottom of the ninth on a lead on a solo homer off Royals’ closer Lucas Erceg to cut the Yankees’ deficit in half at 4-2.

Prior to the homer, Chisholm Jr was hitless in his previous three at-bats.Trailing  4-1 in the sixth, Chisholm Jr.,lined out to center fielder Garrett Hampson for the second out. In his second at-bat in the third with the Ysnkees leading 1-0, Chisholm Jr. grounded out to third baseman Maikel Garcia for the third out

Chisholm Jr., leading off the second inning, struck out swinging for the first out.

Game three of the series will move to Kansas City at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Wednesday at 7:08 pm. 

Tonight, first base coach Antoan Richardson and his New York Mets will be out to break a 1-1 tie in their series against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Citi Field in Flushing, New York.

Chisholm Jr lined out to centre fielder Garrett Hampson for the second out. 

In his second at-bat in the third with the Yankees leading 1-0, Chisholm Jr grounded out to third baseman Maikel Garcia for the third out.

Chisholm Jr, leading off the second inning, struck out swinging for the first out.

Game three of the series will move to Kansas City at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Wednesday at 7:08pm. 

Tonight, first base coach Antoan Richardson and his New York Mets will be out to break a 1-1 tie in their series against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Citi Field in Flushing, New York.