Sunday in the Bronx wasn’t just about baseball, but it was about grit, too. The New York Yankees were stuck in a slump or a funk and were desperate to avoid another series loss. After all, they had dropped seven of their last eight games. And even Saturday’s monstrous win over the Orioles, 9-0, was not enough now. Could this team respond strongly when it mattered the most was the 100 million question?

The answer came in the eighth inning. Through seven frames, the Yankees had their chances—plenty of them—but they could not cash in. Runners were left stranded, and clutch hits seemed out of reach. And while Will Warren settled down after a poor first inning, the offense kept the pressure mounting. However, everyone was waiting for the hurrah moment, and that arrived with Jazz Chisholm Jr.

Given that Anthony Volpe, despite his great game the day before, was seated, Chisholm stepped to the plate with two on and one out. On a pitch up and over the plate, he smashed a two-run double to the right center and flipped the script. This gave the Yankees a 3-2 lead, and then, as Paul Goldschmidt came around to score from first, the stadium just roared back to life. This, after all, was not just another go-ahead hit—it was what the team was looking for.

Then moments later, Chisholm scored again, thanks to a fielder’s choice and a little bit of heads-up from Austin Wells reminding him to touch home. That insurance run made it 4-4. And after the game, Chisholm Jr. pulled the curtain on what’s keeping him going through the rough offensive stretch for the New York Yankees. And his inspiration is none other than Derek Jeter!

“I mean, everyone goes through a rough stretch, man. We got Derek Jeter—it is an example of, like, you go through a rough patch and you turn around,” Chisholm shared. “He had a graduation speech the other day we watched, and he said it before in front of 1,000 people… Eventually, we’re going to fail. It’s not; we’re going to bounce back—six or seven games aren’t going to kill us.” This is a rare look into Chisholm’s mindset, and it hit home for the Bronx fans.

This was not, after all, just about a double, but Chisholm Jr. fighting a stretch where the hits didn’t come easily. About stepping in for someone like Volpe, and also listening to Yankees legends when they speak. And while Jazz Chisholm Jr. played the hero in the Bronx, for one Oriole, he was a part of a far more painful story.

Jazz Chisholm Jr’s dash ends in pain for Orioles catcher

In the bottom of the second, as Chisholm tried to score from second on DJ LeMahieu’s single, the game took a scary turn. The New York Yankee infielder lost his left cleat rounding third and tried to cut inside to avoid Baltimore Orioles catcher Maverick Handley. He was stepping to receive the throw from Colton Cowser, and hence, instead of a clean slide, they both collided hard.

Now Chisholm spun and crawled his way to the plate and scored. Handley, though, went off flying and remained down on his knees and hands before being rushed out of the game. And just like that, the Baltimore Orioles were down another catcher when they already had several players on the injured list. Next, Gary Sanchez replaced Handley behind the plate, but even that didn’t help much. Sanchez struck out in all three of his plate appearances, and Baltimore suffered 4-2.

The worst part is that the Orioles were only starting Handley because Adley Rutschman ended up on the IL. If, in case Handley ends up out for a longer time, then the Orioles unwillingly might have to call in Samuel Basallo—the 19-year-old prospect—into the big leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles will head home to host the Texas Rangers on Monday. Who do you think has more chances to win here?