"This time, after Rodon teed up a tying homer to Trevor Story leading off the sixth and followed with a walk to Alex Bregman, it was Boone who trotted out for a temperature check - not pitching coach Matt Blake. But rather than take the baseball, Boone stuck with Rodon, who got cleanup hitter Romy Gonzalez on an infield pop-up before an inning-ending double play kept the score knotted at 3."
"On Wednesday night, there were some audible boos when Aaron Boone's name came up during the pregame introductions, no doubt some leftover angst from the manager's string of questionable decisions that contributed to Tuesday night's Game 1 loss. And that definitely put Boone under microscopic scrutiny in the do-or-die Game 2 as Carlos Rodon navigated his way into the later innings."
Jazz Chisholm Jr. was benched in Game 1 after a managerial blunder and returned in Game 2 to make a diving defensive gem that prevented the go-ahead run in the seventh inning. He later hustled from first base on Austin Wells' two-out single in the eighth to score the winning run and give the Yankees a 4-3 victory, forcing a winner-take-all Game 3. The Yankees attempt a comeback after a Game 1 loss, facing long postseason historical trends. Aaron Boone received audible boos and scrutiny for prior bullpen decisions, while Carlos Rodon battled into the later innings before exiting.
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