'60 home runs and -2' stop the power, 58 home runs in five consecutive games, and the team is confirmed to win the district...NYY 10-1 BAL
Sep 27, 2024
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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees reached 58 home runs of the season with a agonizing display of shooting cannons in five consecutive games.
In a home game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on the 27th (Korea time), Judge hit one hit, two RBIs, two runs and two walks in two at-bats, including a home run.
The Yankees, who effectively combined eight hits and five walks, including Judge's home run, won by a wide margin of 10 to 1, marking 93 wins and 66 losses, and securing the American League East title. The Yankees, who failed to advance to the postseason last year by ranking fourth in the East Division, have won three times and eight times in the fall baseball in the past decade.
Judge hit a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 7-0 lead.
Judge, who entered the batter's box after Juan Soto got on base due to a shortstop error after one out, pulled an opposing right-hander Brian Baker's second fastball in the middle of 96.2 miles from one ball and easily crossed the left fence. The parabolic ball, which drew a large parabolic ball with a firing angle of 42 degrees and a hitting speed of 110.9 miles, was inserted into the 394 feet distance of the bullpen behind the left fence.
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Judge, who started at center field No. 3, struck out in his first at-bat in the first inning, but he took the lead in the fourth inning by walking a walk from Baltimore starter Corbin Burns on a full count. Judge, who got on base with a bolted ball in the sixth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases with a 1-0 lead, went to second base with a subsequent walk by Austin Uress and then homered on Giancarlo Stanton's double.
After taking the lead with Stanton's solo home run to left-center in the bottom of the second inning, the Yankees scored six runs by combining three hits and four walks, including Stanton's three-run double in the sixth inning. Then, Judge hit a wedge home run in the seventh inning and fired a congratulatory shot to win the district.
Judge batted .325 (180 for 554), 58 home runs, 144 RBIs, 122 runs, 133 walks, an on-base percentage of 0.461, a slugging percentage of 0.708, and an OPS of 1.169.
The Yankees will end the regular season with three consecutive home games against the Pittsburgh Pirates on the 28th and 30th. Judge will reach the 60-homer mark for the second time in his career after 2022 if he adds two homers in the remaining three games.
Yankees starter Gerrit Corne won by completely blocking six ⅔ innings with two hits, one walk and five strikeouts. 8-5 with a 3.41 ERA in the season.
Baltimore starter Corbin Burns also pitched well with two hits, one walk, nine strikeouts, and one run in five innings, but lost the game without support from the batters. 15-9 with a 2.92 ERA in the season.
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