Aaron Judge entered in Friday night’s 5-4 victory during the Boston Red Sox on the longest home run drought of his career. New York Yankees The slugger had not hit a home run in his last 16 games.
However, Judge picked the perfect time to trigger his blackout and did so with maximum drama. The Yankees slugger hit a grand slam in the seventh inning off the Red Sox reliever Came Booster for a 5-4 lead, coming back from a 4-0 deficit to start the frame.
Booser probably would have preferred to have that pitch back, sending a 96-mph four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate. Judge made the call. And that 16-game home run drought is well and truly over.
Judge hit his last home run on August 25 when he hit his 50th and 51st of the season against the Colorado RockiesAt the time, he appeared well on his way to a third career 60-homer season. With 14 games remaining in the regular season, the 60 mark is still within reach. Yet he is currently on pace to finish the season with 57 homers.
With the win, the Yankees moved one game closer to their lead in first place. Baltimore OriolesWHO lost 1–0 – and were almost untouched – Detroit Tigers Friday. New York now leads the O’s by three games.
