Judge's 55th home run explosion! Ohtani widened the gap to three, with his first 140 RBIs in his career -2
Sep 23, 2024
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Judge hit his 55th home run of the season in an away game against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum on the 23rd (Korea time).
He hit a solo home run in his second at-bat after one loss in the top of the third inning when the score was 2-2. Against Oakland right-hander Joey Estes, he hit a 92.6-mile sinker flying into the middle of the sixth pitch and over the middle fence. The ball, which extended at a launch angle of 34 degrees and a batting speed of 110.9 miles (178.5 kilometers), fell to 407 feet (124.1 meters) from a flying distance.
Judge, who hit a cannon for two consecutive days following the game against Oakland the previous day, hit 55 home runs in the season, leading the home run in both leagues alone. At the same time, Ohtani failed to add a home run until the fourth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium and lost two hits.
Judge is beating Ohtani with 52 home runs by three.
Judge, who started third in center field, hit a fly to left field in his first at-bat in the first inning. Following a solo home run to take the lead in the third inning, he hit a double in the fifth inning, continuing his batting sense.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Yankees added a point with a solo shot to the center by lead Gleyber Torres, and Juan Soto's dune and Judge's double to the left created chances for the second and third bases with no outs. With one out and the bases loaded, Jazz Chisom Jr. hit a sacrifice fly to widen the gap to 5-2.
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