Aaron Judge homers twice, Yankees beat Orioles for third sequence win

BALTIMORE — Aaron Judge homered twice, Nestor Cortes pitched into the sixth inning after umpires pressured him to blot out a marking on his glove and the New York Yankees beat Baltimore 5-3 on Sunday to take two of three from the Orioles.

Judge hit solo homers within the third inning off Tyler Wells (0-1) and the eighth inning off Logan Gillaspie for his twenty eighth multihomer recreation and first this season. Judge is batting .364 and has 4 homers in 9 video games this season after hitting his fourth in recreation 17 final yr en path to an American League report 62.

“They have great pitchers that come after you, They really don’t back down from anybody,” Judge stated. “You like that as a competitor.”

Franchy Cordero additionally went deep for the Yankees, who’ve homered of their first 9 video games for the fourth time.

Judge has homered in 10 of his final 18 video games in opposition to the Orioles and has 37 homers in opposition to them. Judge had three hits and is batting .315 with 21 homers and 42 RBIs in 47 video games at Camden Yards. With 224 house runs, he handed Don Mattingly for eleventh on the Yankees’ profession listing.

Off to a 6-3 begin, New York has gained its first three sequence for simply the third time in 20 years. The Yankees gained their first 5 in 2010 and first 4 in 2020.

Adley Rutschman went 4 for 4 with a homer within the eighth off Jimmy Cordero that pulled the Orioles to 5-3. He is batting .389.

Cortes (2-0) improved to 4-0 with 56 strikeouts in eight appearances in opposition to Baltimore, permitting two runs and 4 hits in 5 1/3 innings with 5 strikeouts and two walks.

Baltimore appeared to complain a couple of white “44” on Cortes’ glove, which on the course of plate umpire Bill Miller was obscured after the primary inning.

“I wasn’t bothered by it,” Cortes stated. “I’ve been pitching with a white ‘44”’ eternally. The undeniable fact that he came visiting to me and stated that it was an issue form of (made me mad), however apart from that, I don’t have an issue with it.”

Cortes additionally wore mustache-themed cleats for the second begin in a row.

Clay Holmes accomplished a five-pitcher six-hitter, throwing eight of 9 pitches for strikes in an ideal ninth for his third save.

In a matchup of starters who have been former winter assembly draft picks, Wells gave up 4 runs and 6 hits in six innings.

“Besides two pitches, I thought he was outstanding,” Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde stated.

Giancarlo Stanton hit an RBI single within the first and Judge homered within the third to chants of “MVP”. by the gang. Judge was 6 for 10 with two homers and 4 RBIs in opposition to Wells final yr, together with a 465-foot drive. He has reached base in a career-best 42 video games.

Cordero, launched by the Orioles on March 28, elevated the result in 4-0 with a two-run homer within the fifth.

“That’s my job regardless of what team you’re facing,” Cordero stated by way of a translator. “You have to be happy that you’re contributing. That’s what I’m glad about.”

Cortes prolonged his scoreless streak in opposition to the Orioles to 23 2/3 innings because the begin of final season earlier than leaving with two on and one out within the sixth. Anthony Santander hit a two-run double off Albert Abreu, who struck out Austin Hays and Ramón Urías.

OL’ BLUE EYES

Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole belted out a rendition of “That’s Life” to the Frank Sinatra recording of the Dean Kay/Kelly Gordon tune taking part in over the general public handle system earlier than heading again into the clubhouse earlier than the sport.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Yankees: SS prospect Oswald Peraza has not performed for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre since Thursday due to a hamstring harm. Manager Aaron Boone characterised Peraza as daily. … RHP Luis Severino (lat pressure) is to throw a bullpen session Monday.

Orioles: C James McCann (indirect) was 0 for two in his Orioles debut after recovering from an indirect pressure sustained throughout spring coaching. The 32-year-old catcher was acquired in December from the New York Mets, who’re sending the Orioles $11 million this yr and $8 million subsequent yr to cowl many of the $24 million owed within the last two seasons of a $40.6 million, four-year contract.

UP NEXT

Yankees: RHP Domingo Germán (0-1, 7.71 ERA) begins Monday’s sequence opener in Cleveland after permitting 4 runs over 4 2/3 innings in his first begin in opposition to Philadelphia.