From Bryan Hoch:
Aaron Judge bounded around third base, glancing toward home plate, where a mob of pinstripes waited in the mist. For 11 games, the Yankees’ captain had gone without a home run; 11 games without so much as an RBI.
Manager Aaron Boone believed it was only a matter of time before Judge broke out, insisting, “Somebody will pay the price real soon.” On a dreary, rain-soaked Sunday in the Bronx, that bill came due.
Judge connected for the fourth walk-off homer of his career, launching a Kevin Kelly sinker over the wall in right-center field that accounted for the only scoring in the Yankees’ 2-0 victory over the Rays.
As we’ve noted, if Judge hits, they’re pretty good.
So let’s hope he, you know, DOES that.
However, on the other side, Ryan Weathers was amazing, and Belli made one of the best plays you’ll see in the 8th inning getting a runner at third base before the go-ahead run crossed the plate.
Nice to get one of these wins off of the schneid.
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3-3 homestand against their major competitors? Not great but not a disaster