Jasson Dominguez has big night in Yankees’ victory…
WASHINGTON — Jasson Domínguez started Friday as one in all the Yankees’ hotter hitters of late — which wasn’t precisely saying a lot, given their collective funk before Thursday’s breakout — however Aaron Boone is setting the next bar.
As in more of what Domínguez did Friday night.
The 23-year-old outfielder smoked a solo shot from the left facet and later singled from the proper facet in the ninth inning to start the game-winning rally as the Yankees beat the Nationals 5-3 at Nationals Park.
“I feel like I’ve been getting better,” Domínguez said. “I’ve been working to take better at-bats. Just go and compete, and that’s been my only focus.”
At a time when the Yankees want all the offense they will get, Domínguez is batting .333 (10-for-30) over his past eight games. Still, he ended the night batting only .242 with a .709 OPS in 34 games this season.
“I expect more,” Boone said before the game. “I really feel like actually all yr he’s giving strong at-bats every day, however hasn’t had that breakthrough yet. His on-base share shouldn’t be no matter it’s [.276]. He’s a lot more than that. But I really feel like he hasn’t struggled in any respect in the time that he’s been up up to now. But I really feel like he hasn’t caught that fireplace yet both.
Jasson Domínguez celebrates with teammates after belting a solo residence run in the fourth inning of the Yankees’ 5-3 comeback win over the Nationals on July 10, 2026 in Washington. Getty Images
“He’s been a little unlucky, especially this last week. He’s hit some balls on the screws right at people. He did it a couple times in the Tampa series. So hopefully he’s starting to consistently square things up. When he’s doing that, he can do some special things out there with his speed and his power to all fields.”
The switch-hitter has the potential to be a distinction maker in the Yankees lineup — often residing in the top half — particularly because it carries on without Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton for the foreseeable future.
Domínguez stays a piece in progress in proper discipline, but when he can produce more persistently together with his bat and legs, it could make his rising pains defensively simpler to live with.
*Ryan Weathers turned in a strong outing against the game’s highest-scoring offense, holding the Nationals to just one run across 5 ¹/₃ innings despite receiving some shoddy protection behind him — including a pair of errors from third baseman Amed Rosario.
The left-hander modified up his pitch combine — leaning on his sweeper, slider and changeup and throwing just seven four-seam fastballs — to scatter six hits and no walks while hanging out six.
“It’s definitely weird for me, but my job is to go out there and help the team win the ballgame,” Weathers said. “If me throwing less fastballs helps us win the ballgame, I want to go out there and win every possible game I can.”
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Paul Goldschmidt snapped out of an 0-for-34 skid with a single in the first inning, then later added an infield single.
Angel Chivilli had two encouraging outings in the final two games against the Rays, throwing an ideal inning Wednesday and two excellent innings with three strikeouts Thursday.
That earned him an extended keep on the roster instead of being despatched again to Triple-A for a recent arm Friday.
“Wow,” Boone said. “[Thursday] was really good. And coming off a game where he pitched the day before, to be able to give us two innings, because he was efficient and the strike throwing. The changeup’s a really good pitch. He was executing with it a lot in these last two games.”
He didn’t pitch in Friday night’s victory.
Ben Rice’s dad was at Nationals Park early Friday afternoon to throw him batting observe, as the two obtained a round of prep for Monday’s Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park.
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