Jazz Chisholm Jr. hits tiebreaking homer in 8th and Yankees beat Dodgers 2-1 to split doubleheader

NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and five Yankees pitchers combined on a four-hitter as New York edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 to split their day-night doubleheader Sunday.

Cody Bellinger had an early RBI single and the Yankees won for only the second time in their past 11 home games, preventing a three-game sweep by their old October rivals in the Dodgers' first visit to the Bronx since winning the 2024 World Series.

After a rainout Saturday night, the Dodgers took the opener 8-2 as Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts.

Hours later, it was seven pitchers from a fresh Los Angeles relief corps who quieted the Yankees' scuffling lineup in a bullpen game for the Dodgers. New York failed to score in the fifth after loading the bases with nobody out and stranded 11 runners overall.

But the Yankees also found success with a bullpen game as Ryan Yarbrough, Paul Blackburn and Brent Headrick combined to hold the Dodgers scoreless on three hits through seven innings before pinch-hitter Tommy Edman homered on Fernando Cruz's second pitch leading off the eighth, tying it 1-all.

It was Edman's second homer this season and the third pinch-hit shot of his career. The previous one came on July 10, 2021, with St. Louis at the Chicago Cubs.

Following consecutive one-out walks, closer David Bednar (4-3) entered and struck out Shohei Ohtani before Chisholm ranged from second base into shallow right field to make a wobbly catch of Andy Pages' inning-ending popup.

With one out in the bottom half, Chisholm drove a 1-0 fastball from Evan Phillips (0-1) the other way to left-center for his 14th home run.

Bednar worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth, retiring Edman on a game-ending popup with his 32nd pitch of the night.

Paul Goldschmidt doubled off Dodgers opener Will Klein with two outs in the first and scored on Bellinger's single.

Dodgers rookie catcher Eliezer Alfonzo singled in the third for his first major league hit.

Dodgers: RHP Emmet Sheehan (4-6, 4.81 ERA) pitches Monday night at Philadelphia in the opener of a three-game series between National League pennant contenders.

Yankees: LHP Ryan Weathers (3-7, 4.15 ERA) starts Monday night at home against Pittsburgh All-Star RHP Braxton Ashcraft (9-3, 3.49).

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Will Klein throws against the New York Yankees during the first inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader, Sunday, July 19, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Yankees' Anthony Volpe, center, is tagged out by Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, right, during the fourth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader, Sunday, July 19, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Yankees pitcher Ryan Yarbrough throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader, Sunday, July 19, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Yankees' Cody Bellinger hits an RBI single against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of the second game of a baseball double header, Sunday, July 19, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts running the base after hitting a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the eighth inning of the second game of a baseball doubleheader, Sunday, July 19, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tropical depression continued to drift erratically Monday ever closer to the U.S. Gulf Coast on a forecast track that could bring storm surge, heavy rains and potentially damaging winds to several states during the week.

The depression was centered Monday afternoon about 105 miles (165 kilometers) south of Panama City, Florida, and had top sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph). It was expected to gradually strengthen and reach tropical storm status in the coming hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

The Miami-based center said the system was roughly moving to the northwest near 3 mph (6 kph) on a path that would take it near or along the northern Gulf Coast over several days/ A storm surge watch has been issued, extending from the mouth of the Mississippi River to the Alabama-Florida border on the Gulf Coast.

A tropical storm watch also is in effect from the Ochlockonee River in Florida westward to southeastern Louisiana at the Jefferson and Plaquemines parish line.

The National Weather Service office in New Orleans said storm conditions may set in from the Florida Panhandle westward into Louisiana by Tuesday. It warned of wind gusts of 40 mph (60 kph) and noted a possible “life threatening" storm surge watch for the Alabama, Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana coasts.

Storm surges of up to four feet (1.2 meters) could occur in portions of the Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines, the hurricane center said, warning there also could be an isolated tornado or two possible over the Florida Big Bend region this week.

Areas of flash flooding will also be possible through Friday along the coast, from western Florida to middle Texas, the weather service said. It added that rainfall could reach 3 to 5 inches (7 to 12 centimeters) along the Louisiana coastline with higher amounts expected in some areas, notably south of Lake Pontchartrain.

Meanwhile, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Fausto strengthened Monday and was nearing hurricane status far out to sea from Mexico.

Fausto had top sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) on Monday and was located about 745 miles (1,205 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. The hurricane center said it was moving northwest at 10 mph (17 kph) while posing no threat to land.

This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image provided by NOAA shows a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico, Monday, July 20, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (NOAA via AP)