NEW YORK — Aaron Judge mentioned that the Yankees would want to “come with our best” to compete towards Shohei Ohtani and the Angels. The captain backed up these phrases within the first inning of Wednesday’s 3-2 win, carrying the Yankees till Gleyber Torres hit a walk-off sacrifice fly within the tenth.
Judge robbed Ohtani of a house run with a terrific leaping seize towards the center-field wall, then launched a two-run blast for his sixth dwelling run of the season, staking rookie starter Jhony Brito to an early lead.
Ohtani’s drive off Brito appeared as if it could possibly be his second homer in as many video games, and Judge wanted each inch of his 6-foot-7 body to maintain the ball from touchdown in Monument Park.
The ball got here off Ohtani’s bat at 111.5 mph, smacking Judge within the heel of his glove, then coming out. Judge secured the ball along with his naked hand, then flashed a smile of reduction.
Later within the sport, Judge made one other highlight-reel play to finish the eighth inning with a sprawling diving catch. He solely wanted his glove for that one.
Judge, the American League’s reigning Most Valuable Player, additionally took a possible homer away from Ohtani in heart discipline at Yankee Stadium final May 31. That drive was barely extra towards left discipline, with Judge pulling it again with a leap in entrance of the loading dock.
Judge’s homer got here on a 3-2 pitch from Angels starter Griffin Canning with Anthony Volpe on base, leaving the bat at 111.7 mph and touring a Statcast-projected 412 toes towards the visiting bullpen.
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