Chapman’s fastball, hand fine after scare

Coming off his first rough outing of the season, Aroldis Chapman rebounded in fine style in the Yankees’ 14-11, 10inning win on Friday night — but he did provide another scare.

Pitching in a tie game in the top of the 10th, Chapman retired Adam Jones and Manny Machado before Mark Trumbo’s comebacker got him on his pitching hand. Trumbo reached on an infield single and Chapman was checked out by the training staff.

He stayed in the game and struck out Chris Davis to end the inning. Afterwards, Chapman said he was fine.

“It was in the palm,” Chapman said through an interpreter after earning his first win of the season. “Not the fingertips.”

That’s good news after Chapman struggled in wet and chilly conditions in Wednesday’s win over the Red Sox, when he gave up his first run of the season. He also needed 33 pitches to get through that inning — and only once broke 100 miles per hour.

On Friday, five of Chapman’s 16 pitches broke the century mark and his command was back.

Chapman wasn’t the only key bullpen piece against the Orioles, as Jonathan Holder retired all five batters he faced after Bryan Mitchell imploded in the seventh.

Jacoby Ellsbury continues to produce in the cleanup spot. He hit the first grand slam of his career in the seventh.

Girardi hit Ellsbury fourth even with the return of Didi Gregorius, who he placed sixth in the lineup. Ellsbury, who typically is in the leadoff or No. 2 spot, said he was fine staying at four.

“I told Joe, I’ll hit whatever,” Ellsbury said after hitting what also was his 100th career homer. “Maybe [Saturday] I’ll be in the leadoff spot again. It was a fun game.”

With right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez pitching Saturday for the Orioles, Girardi figures to use another leftyheavy lineup and he has said he wants to split up his lefty hitters, which is why Ellsbury has been in the middle of the lineup. For now, it’s working.

Shortstop Gleyber Torres was activated from the 7day disabled list for Double-A Trenton after going down with rotator cuff tendinitis last week. He went 0for-3 with a walk as the designated hitter.

Chase Headley, not surprisingly, has cooled off after his torrid start to the season and he said he has seen teams deal with his adjustments against the shift differently.

“Not everyone has shifted me lately,” Headley said before he reached base three times and scored twice on Friday. “Boston didn’t [this week] and they did last year. The good thing is I feel like my swing is in a place now where I don’t have to really think about where I’m gonna hit the ball.”