BALTIMORE — It was hard to miss seeing something was bothering Jazz Chisholm when he batted in the first inning Tuesday night after four of the first five Yankees rocketed solo homers over Oriole Park’s 21-foot-high, right-field wall.

Perhaps the most encouraging sign was the fact he stayed in the game during his first at-bat and hit a double despite the tweak, diving into second base before he was taken out of

The Yankees have to hope that Chisholm is right about his body. An oblique strain is rarely a short-term injury. Generally, any issue with it will linger with a hitter until they are shut down from swinging for a sustained period.