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Chisholm Jr.

The game was scoreless until the fifth, when Brazil took a 1-0 lead. Great Britain, though, got a two-run homer from Ian Lewis Jr. in the bottom of the inning and just kept going from there. Great Britain finishes the WBC 1-3, while Brazil was winless in four games. Chisholm, who went 4-for-18 with no extra-base hits and six strikeouts, could be back with the Yankees as soon as Tuesday.

Chisholm’s big fly came against journeyman reliever Eli Villalobos in the eighth inning of this one. The most prominent name on Great Britain’s roster by a considerable margin, the 28-year-old speedster will lead them into their World Baseball Classic opener on Friday against Mexico.

Chisholm is 4-for-8 with three walks in four games, leaving him with a nice 1.511 OPS. His homer today was a 358-footer off of Carlos Carrasco.

Chisholm, who made $5.85 million last year, is entering his final year of arbitration. There’s been some talk of the Yankees perhaps signing Bo Bichette and trading Chisholm, but even if they do add Bichette, there could be room for both. Chisholm hit .242/.332/.481 with a career-high 31 homers and 31 steals last year. Durability is a concern, but he’s very obviously a top fantasy second baseman.

Judge takes home a silver slugger for the fifth time in his career. He joins Byron Buxton and Riley Greene in the outfield in taking home the award. The full list of winners: Cal Raleigh (C), Nick Kurtz (1B), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B), Bobby Witt Jr. (SS), José Ramírez (3B), Judge (OF), Buxton (OF) and Greene (OF) and George Springer (DH).

Yankees manager Aaron Boone will not make any changes with New York facing Blue Jays rookie sensation Trey Yesavage following a lopsided series-opening defeat earlier this weekend. Here’s the full lineup: Trent Grisham (CF), Judge (RF), Cody Bellinger (LF), Ben Rice (1B), Giancarlo Stanton (DH), Jazz Chisholm Jr. (3B), Ryan McMahon (3B), Anthony Volpe (SS) and Austin Wells (C).

Bellinger is good to go after suffering a bruised heel during Thursday’s series-clinching victory over the Red Sox on a slide into home plate. The presence of Blue Jays ace Kevin Gausman gives New York the clearance to roll with a lefty-heavy lineup that also includes Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm Jr. in addition to Ryan McMahon.

The dynamic 27-year-old infielder singled and scored on an error by Nathaniel Lowe during the Yankees’ four-run uprising off of Connelly Early in the fourth inning. He also led off the sixth inning with a single but was ultimately erased on a fielder’s choice. The Yankees will now travel to Toronto where they’ll match up against the Blue Jays in the ALDS.

New York forces a winner-take-all showdown on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium by narrowly staving off elimination in this one. Chisholm, who opened Tuesday’s series-opening loss on the bench, drew a two-out walk against Red Sox relief ace Garrett Whitlock in the bottom of the eighth inning and raced around to score the go-ahead run when ensuing batter Austin Wells poked a well-placed hit down the right-field line. The 27-year-old speedster figures to be in the lineup for the series finale even if the Red Sox go with rookie southpaw Connelly Early.

Chisholm didn’t start Tuesday’s game with Garrett Crochet on the bump, but with right-hander Brayan Bello on the mound for Boston, the 27-year-old is hitting in the middle of the lineup for the must-win game. Ben Rice is also back in the lineup, as is Ryan McMahon with Paul Goldschmidt out and Jose Caballero also on the bench. The full lineup for the Yankees: CF Trent Grisham, RF Aaron Judge, LF Cody Bellinger, 1B Rice, DH Giancarlo Stanton, 2B Chisholm. C Austin Wells, SS Anthony Volpe and 3B McMahon.