New York Yankees star second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s power surge continues . A day after blasting two home runs in a 7-2 victory in the series finale at Yankee Stadium over the Boston Red Sox, Chisholm sent one out of the field during the seventh inning of Monday night's series opener against the visiting Washington Nationals in the Bronx.

Chisholm, who lined out in his first at-bat and struck out in his next plate appearance, took Nationals starter Brad Lord in the fifth inning for a 390-foot home run that also sent Cody Bellinger home.

With that homer, Chisholm extended the Yankees' lead to seven runs. Chisholm swung on air on the first pitch in that inning before taking a ball. On Lord's third offering, which was a 91 four-seam fastball, Chisholm timed the pitch perfectly, imme

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