BALTIMORE -- Aroldis Chapman appears to have reclaimed his position as the Yankees' closer, with manager Joe Girardi saying on Wednesday that a pair of dominant appearances are encouraging the idea that the left-hander's struggles may be behind him.
Protecting a one-run lead, Chapman pitched a clean eighth inning in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Orioles, inducing a pair of groundouts before blowing a 101.1-mph fastball past Chris Davis for a called third strike. Baltimore celebrated when Dellin Betances served up a walk-off, two-out homer to Manny Machado in the ninth inning.