Overview

• After being left out of the Game 1 lineup, Jazz Chisholm Jr. conducted his postgame interview with his back to reporters.
• He said he blew off steam by playing MLB: The Show, mercy-ruling an opponent with his Diamond Dynasty 'New York Aliens' featuring himself, Ken Griffey Jr., and Jimmy Rollins.
• Chisholm raced home as the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of Game 2, giving the Yankees a 4-3 win to force a winner-take-all Game 3.
• Chisholm downplayed any rift with Aaron Boone, and the manager has confirmed he will be in the starting lineup for the decider.
• Game 3 is Thursday at 8:08 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium, and the winner advances to face the Blue Jays in the ALDS.