Aaron Judge Led the Way with 2 Homers as The Team Scored 7 Runs
The New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Friday, as Aaron Judge extended his major league-leading home run total to 36.
In his last seven games, Judge has hit 6 home runs. He has 34 home runs in his career against the Orioles, the most of any opponent.
Joey Gallo also hit a home run for the Yankees, who advanced to 65-30, the best record in mlb.
In the seventh inning, Anthony Santander hit a 3 run homer off Aroldis Chapman, cutting the lead to 7-6.
Yankees relief pitcher With one out in the eighth, Michael King was forced to leave with a injury.
Clay Holmes took over and got the inning out before recording his 17th save.
After starter Jameson Taillon lasted only 2 2/3 innings and Lucas Luetge (3-3) earned the win.
The Yankees took the lead in the third inning on Judge’s three-run homer. As Judge rounded the bases, a large crowd of Yankees fans chanted “MVP.”
Josh Donaldson and Jose Trevino extended the Yankees‘ lead to 4-2 in the fourth.
Judge added a solo shot in the fifth to make the score 5-2. That ball traveled 465 feet, tying it for the third-longest homer in Camden Yards history.
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Yankees: Gerrit Cole (9-2, 3.02 ERA) has allowed two or fewer earned runs in 12 of his last 16 starts.
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