The Yankees were on the verge of winning 11 straight games on Tuesday night. A 5-3 lead in Atlanta with the bottom of the Braves lineup to begin the last frame of the ninth inning.

But Aroldis Chapman made things interesting... again.

The Cuban Missile couldn't close things out, as he left the game with bases loaded and two outs following a walk that brought home a run to make it 5-4. And the reigning NL MVP, Freddie Freeman, was walking to the plate.

In normal times, even at the start of this season, having Chapman in during these situations is a no-brainer. In fact, he likely wouldn't have let it get to that point because of how dominant he was.

Nonetheless, Aaron Boone made the call to go to another lefty out of the bullpen, one who has been getting it done consistently in these high-pressure situations: veteran Wandy Peralta.

And he got the job done, getting Freeman to fly out to left fielder Joey Gallo to secure the victory and lower everyone's blood pressure in the Yankees clubhouse in the process.

Now that Zack Britton is out, should Peralta slide into the closer role with Chapman's struggles still apparent since his return from the IL?

Peralta had early struggles himself in the at-bat against Freeman, but he ended up ripping off four straight changeups that Freeman fought off on a 3-2 count with nowhere to put him. A walk ties the game. But Freeman finally got underneath one just enough and he saved Chapman from blowing yet another save opportunity.

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