Minor League Action from 5/31/2023.

AAA: SWB (27-26) beat Lehigh Valley 7-5.

CF Estevan Florial 2 hits, RBI.
SS Oswald Peraza 3 hits, 2 RBI. 2 HR (9), Both solo HR. #3 prospect is hot lately.
LF Elijah Dunham 2 hits. #18 prospect.
RF Kole Calhoun 2 hits, 2 RBI

Spence 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1 WP 4.26
Deivi Garcia (BS, 1) 1 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 2 W, 1 K. 4.78
Bowman (W, 2-0) 2 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 3.65

AA: Somerset (26-20) won 4-2.

LF Jeisson Rosario 2-run HR (6)
DH Mickey Gasper solo HR (1).

Clayton Beeter (W, 3-2) 5 1/3 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 W, 3 K. 2.66 #15 prospect.
Barclay 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 3 K. 1 WP 0.00
Watson (H, 1) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 0 K. 0.00
Houston 2/3 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 2 W, 1 K. 1 HBP 10.13
Mauricio (S, 2) 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 3.86

High A: Hudson Valley (27-20) lost 7-4.

CF Spencer Jones 2 hits. #5 prospect.
C Josh Breaux 3 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (1).
DH Spencer Henson 2 hits.
1B Rafael Flores 2 hits, RBI.
LF Grant Richardson solo HR (5).

Yulie (L, 1-3) 4 1/3 IP, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 5 W, 5 K. 1 Balk, Gave up 1 HR. 5.30
Vinyard 1 1/3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 3 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR. 13.50 up from Low A.
C. Gomez 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K 6.08
Maciejewski 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. 0.00

Low A: Tampa (20-27) won 2-1 in 10 innings.

C Augustin Ramirez 2 hits, GW RBI single.

Bow 3 1/3 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 W, 6 K. 16.50
Y. Calderon 2 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 3 K. 2.38
Gilbert 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.14
Keating 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K. 2.11
Ayers (W, 1-1) 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 4 K. 1 WP 3.26

Game #57. Volpe, IKF lead Yanks to 10-2 win. Judge HRs again (18).

While Aaron Judge homered again, it was the bats of Anthony Volpe and Isiah Kiner-Falefa that were the big stars in the Yankees’ (34-23) 10-2 win over Seattle Tuesday night.

Volpe hit a 3-run HR and IKF went 4 for 5 with 4 RBI.

Before the game, Jose Trevino was activated off of the IL, and Ben Rortvedt was sent down. Also, Harrison Bader was put on the 10-day IL, and Franchy Cordero called up from SWB.

Anthony Rizzo was still out with a stiff neck, and as a result, IKF was in the unfamiliar position of #5 in the lineup.

The Yanks struck right away with three runs in the top of the first inning. With one out and the bases loaded, IKF hit a 2-run single. Jake Bauers followed with a SF.

In the top of the third, Volpe hit a 3-run HR (8) to make it 6-0.

Greg Allen homered (1) for the Yanks in the top of the fourth to make it 7-0.

Nestor Cortes, for whatever reason, has had the fifth-inning blues this season. He’s fine for the first four innings, then hits a wall when the fifth inning or third time around the order happens. It happened again last night as he gave up two runs in the bottom of the fifth. By that time, he’d thrown 101 pitches and was done.

Judge homered (18) in the top of the seventh to make it 8-2.

In the top of the ninth, IKF singled in two runs to make it 10-2, which wound up being the final score.

Torres 2 hits.
Judge solo HR (AL leading 18; leads MLB in SA, OPS, OPS+)
Calhoun 2 hits.
Kiner-Falefa 4 hits, 4 RBI
Volpe 3-run HR (8).
Allen solo HR (1).

Cortes (W, 5-2) 5 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 W, 6 K. 5.16
King 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 3 K. 1.76
Weber 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 2.92

I do wonder why, with a big lead, Matt Krook wasn’t used. He could have made his MLB debut and gotten his feet wet. Oh, well.

The Yanks are still in third place in the AL East, but have now closed the gap to 5 behind Tampa Bay and 2 behind Baltimore.

Game #56. Judge hits 2 HR, takes one away in Yanks’ 10-4 win. Bader hurt.

Aaron Judge hit 2 homers and almost a third (a double off the wall) and robbed a Mariner of a HR in the Yanks’ (33-23) 10-4 win late last night in Seattle.

During the game, Harrison Bader had to be removed due to right hamstring tightness. He will have an MRI today and the IL is a possibility.

The Yanks struck first in the top of the second when Bader singled, stole second, went to third on an error and scored on a double by Jake Bauers.

Yanks’ starter Domingo German gave up a run in the bottom of the second and the game was tied at one.

Judge’s first HR of the game, a 2-run shot, made it 3-1 in the top of the third. Soon after that, Bader tweaked his hammy in beating out an infield hit.

Bauers hit a solo HR (3) in the top of the fourth to put the Yanks up 4-1. German gave up a run via a HR by Julio Rodriguez in the bottom of the inning and it was 4-2.

The Yanks made it 8-2 with four runs in the top of the fifth. Gleyber Torres led off the inning with a single and Judge doubled off the wall, sending Torres to third. Willie Calhoun doubled in two runs to make it 6-2. After an out, Greg Allen (in for Bader) was HBP. After another out, Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubled in both runners to make it 8-2.

German struggled with J-Rod again in the bottom of the fifth, as he singled in two runs for Seattle to make it 8-4.

In the top of the sixth, Judge hit his second HR of the game (AL Leading 17th) to make it 9-4.

Ron Marinaccio came in for German in the seventh and got two straight strikeouts with runners on second and third to get out of a jam.

In the bottom of the eighth, Judge went high above the fence and robbed Teoscar Hernandez of a HR.

Kyle Higashioka got an RBI single in the top of the ninth to make the score 10-4, and it ended that way.

Giancarlo Stanton will begin rehab today (Tuesday) with Somerset, joining Josh Donaldson and Tommy Kahnle there.

Torres 2 hits.
Judge 3 hits, double and 2 HR (2-run and solo) (17), 3 RBI and he robbed a Mariner of a HR.
Calhoun 2 hits, 2 RBI
Bader 2 for 2, removed from game with right hamstring tightness.
Bauers 3 hits, 2 RBI. Solo HR (3).
Kiner-Falefa 2 hits, 2 RBI.
Higashioka 2 hits, RBI.

German (W, 3-3) 6 1/3 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 3 W, 4 K. 1 HBP. Gave up 1 HR. 3.98
Marinaccio 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1 WP. 4.00
Abreu 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 3 K. 3.58

Game #55. 7 runs in 3rd inning spark Yanks to 10-7 triumph

Gerrit Cole didn’t have his “A” game, but the Yankees’ (32-23) offense picked him up to have Cole improve his record to 6-0 on the season. A seven-run third inning proved to be decisive in a 10-7 win over the Padres.

Cole gave up a HR to the second batter he faced, and San Diego had a quick 1-0 lead.

Aaron Judge tied the game in the bottom of the first inning with his 15th HR of the season. With that HR, he took over the AL lead in HR, even though he missed ten games by being on the IL. Pete Alonso of the Mets leads the majors with 20 HR.

In the top of the third, the Yanks got sloppy. With two out and a man on second, Jose Azocar singled to make it 2-1, Padres. However, errors by Harrison Bader and Kyle Higashioka let Azocar come all the way around on the play and it was 3-1 Padres.

Then, in the bottom of the third, the Yanks exploded for seven runs to take an 8-3 lead. Higashioka led off the inning with a double and scored on an Anthony Volpe single. Volpe took second on the throw home. Gleyber Torres singled Volpe to third, and then Judge singled to tie the game at three, with Torres stopping at second. A single by Anthony Rizzo gave the Yanks a 4-3 lead. Now the Yanks had Judge on second and Rizzo on first. D.J. LeMahieu was robbed of a 3-run HR, but the long flyout enabled Judge to tag up and go to third. Bader grounded into a force out that scored Judge to make it 5-3. Bader’s hustle down the line avoided the inning-ending DP and enabled the inning to continue. The “Gas House Gorillas” procession continued with a double by Willie Calhoun to make it 6-3. A single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa made it 7-3, and Higashioka’s second double of the inning made it 8-3.

Ex-Yankee Rougned Odor hit a 2-run HR in the top of the seventh to cut the Yanks’ lead to 8-5, and after a single, Cole was relieved by Jimmy Cordero, who promptly gave up a double. Second and third, no out, tying run at the plate. Cordero gave up an RBI fielder’s choice, but then got two strikeouts to get out of the inning. 8-6, Yankees.

The Yanks got two runs in the bottom of the eighth to make it 10-6. With one out, Bader homered (6). Calhoun singled, and after a force out, IKF stole second and went to third on an error. Higashioka singled to make it 10-6.

The Padres pushed across a run in the top of the ninth, but the Yanks held on for the 10-7 win.

The next four games will have late starts, since the Yanks are now on the west coast. 9:40 PM Eastern Mon-Wed in Seattle, then after an off day on Thursday, Friday night’s game against the Dodgers has a 10:10 PM Eastern Time start. Saturday is 7:15 PM eastern for Fox, and Sunday night is 7:08 pm Eastern for ESPN. June 5th is an off-day, and the Yanks next play at home on Tuesday, June 6.

Tonight’s game (Monday, Memorial Day) will have Domingo German on the mound, as he returns from his 10-day suspension for too much sticky stuff on his pitching hand. He needs to be careful. The next time, it will be a 50-game suspension.

Judge 2 hits, 2 RBI. Solo HR (15). Took over AL HR lead.
Bader 2 RBI. Solo HR (6)
Calhoun 2 hits, RBI.
Higashioka 3 hits, 2 RBI.

Cole (W, 6-0) 6+ IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 H, 3 W, 9 K. Gave up 2 HR. 2.93
J. Cordero (H, 4) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 3.47
Marinaccio (H, 5) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 1 HBP 4.10
Holmes 1 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 2 W, 0 K. 3.27

After Friday night’s game, Randy Vasquez was sent back to SWB and Matt Krook, a lefty reliever, was called up.

Minor league action from 5/25/2023. Donaldson and Kahnle on rehab.

Because I am leaving early Saturday morning to go on a bus trip to the Yankees’ game on Saturday, there will probably be a recap of Friday’s Yankees game but no report on the Friday minor league games. No time for a write up.

AAA: SWB (23-25) won 10-1.

CF Estevan Florial 4 RBI. Grand Slam (11). Was 1 for 5, 4 strikeouts and the Grand Slam. .313
3B Josh Donaldson 1 for 3 in first Rehab game.
RF Kole Calhoun 2 hits.
DH Andres Chaparro 2 hits.
SS Oswald Peraza solo HR (5) #3 prospect.
LF Elijah Dunham 3 hits, 2 RBI. #18 prospect.
C Rodolfo Duran 2 hits, 2 RBI.

Spence (W, 4-2) 5 2/3 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 3 W, 3 K. 1 WP 4.86
Kahnle 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 0 K. 0.00 REHAB
Norwood 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 5.40
Brewer 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 W, 1 K. 2.35
Weissert 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 2.77

AA: Somerset (24-17) lost 7-6.

2B Caleb Durbin 2 hits, 3 RBI.
1B Eric Wagaman 2 hits, 3 RBI. 3-run HR (3)

Clayton Beeter 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 W, 6 K. 3.03 #15 prospect
Diaz 1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 W, 2 K. 1 WP 3.12
Wilson (L, 0-1) (BS, 1) 1 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 1 W, 2 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 WP 1 Balk 5.52
Giacone 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1.86

High A: Hudson Valley (25-17) won 10-8.

SS Alexander Vargas 2 hits, RBI
LF Aaron Palensky 3 hits, 3 RBI. Solo HR (12). .333
DH Spencer Henson 2 hits.
1B Rafael Flores 4 hits, 2 RBI.
RF Grant Richardson 2 hits, 2 RBI.
2B Benjamin Cowles 2 hits.

Messinger 6 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 4 W, 2 K. 2 WP 3.12
E. Santana 2 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 balk 8.36
Watson (W, 3-1) 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 4 K. 1 HBP 1.54
Neely (S, 2) 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 3 K. 2.16

Low A: Tampa (15-26) lost Game 1 of scheduled DH, 6-5 in 10 innings.

SS Jared Serna 2 hits, RBI. Solo HR (8).
CF Daury Arias 2 hits.
LF Tayler Aguilar solo HR (2)
RF Alan Mejia 2 RBI.

Bow 1 2/3 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 4 W, 1 K. 2 HBP 33.75
Gray 2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K. Gave up 1 HR. 4.91
Gabonia 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 1 HBP 4.73
Ayers 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 3 K. 3.63
Velasquez (L, 0-1) 1 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1.19

Game 2 was ppd.

Game #52. Very little offense means a Yanks’ loss, 3-1.

The Yanks only got three hits—two by Willie Calhoun—in losing 3-1 to Baltimore Thursday night.

Clarke Schmidt pitched well, getting out of a bases loaded jam in the first, and also a two-on jam in the third. After the top of the third, manager Aaron Boone was ejected for arguing balls and strikes.

Schmidt gave up a run in the top of the fifth. The Orioles got a couple of runs in the eighth when Wandy Peralta put a couple of runners on then Clay Holmes gave up a 2-run double.

Calhoun got an RBI double with two out in the ninth to drive in the Yanks’ only run.

After the game, Nick Ramirez was sent back down to make room for Randy Vasquez. Vasquez, the Yankees’ #14 prospect, will pitch Friday. It will be his MLB debut.

With the loss, the Yanks are 30-22, 3rd in the AL East. They are 7 games back of Tampa Bay and 4 behind Baltimore. Long way to go, but at present they would be the second wild card team.

Calhoun 2 hits, RBI.

Schmidt (L, 2-5) 5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 W, 4 K 5.58
N. Ramirez 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.00
J. Cordero 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 3.63
Peralta 1 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 2 W, 1 K. 2.61
Holmes 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 1 K. 3.15
Abreu 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 3.86

Minor League Action from 5/24/2023.

AAA: SWB (22-25) won 15-2.

LF Estevan Florial 2 hits. .318
SS Oswald Peraza 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (4) #3 prospect. .343
DH Kole Calhoun 2 hits, RBI Vet at .322.
3B Andres Chaparro 2 hits, RBI.
RF Franchy Cordero 3 hits, 4 RBI 3-run HR (2).
C Rodolfo Duran 2 RBI.
CF Billy McKinney 3 RBI. 3-run HR (6)

Tully (W, 4-1) 5 2/3 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 1 W, 4 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.83
Matt Krook 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 5 K. 1.04 Waiting for him to be called up sometime.
Bowman 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 2 K, 1 HBP 2.86

AA: Somerset (24-16) won 3-1.

CF Jasson Dominguez (The Martian) 2 hits. #2 prospect still struggling at .198.
C Austin Wells 2 hits, #4 prospect.
3B Caleb Durbin 2 hits.
2B Max Burt 2 hits, RBI.

Richard Fitts (W, 2-3) 6 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 1 W, 5 K. 1 WP 5.26 #10 prospect.
Mauricio (H, 1) 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 0 K. 4.50
Jennings (S, 1) 1 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 W, 2 K. 3.00

High A: Hudson Valley (24-17) lost 10-9 in 10 innings.

LF Aaron Palensky 3 hits, RBI. Solo HR (11). .321
1B Spencer Henson 4 hits, 3 RBI.
CF Grant Richardson 2 hits, 2 RBI.

Yulie 5 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 H, 4 W, 7 K. Gave up 1 HR. 1 WP 6.00
C. Gomez 1 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 W, 1 K. 5.23
Paciorek (BS, 1) 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 W, 1 K. 4.05
Cohen (L, 0-1) 2 1/3 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 1 HBP 2.61

Low A: Tampa ppd.

Minor League Action from 5/19/2023. Some pitching wildness.

AAA: SWB (21-22) won 17-4 hitting 6 HR. Oswald Peraza taken off rehab, optioned to AAA and had huge game there.

CF Estevan Florial 4 hits, RBI. Solo HR (8) .313 Has tools, but never showed it in MLB so far.
SS Oswald Peraza 4 hits, 5 RBI. 2 HR (3) 3-run and a solo jack. #3 prospect.
LF Kole Calhoun 2 hits, 4 RBI. 2-run HR (4) .313
RF Franchy Cordero 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (1)
1B Billy McKinney 2 hits, RBI.
2B Jesus Bastidas 2 hits, 2 RBI. 2-run HR (4).

Tully (W, 3-1) 5 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 1 W, 5 K. Gave up 1 HR. 3.93
Snelten 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 1 K. 3.86
McGarity 2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 W, 1 K. Gave up 2 HR. 3.63

AA: Somerset (23-13) won 4-3.

2B Caleb Durbin 2 hits.
RF Brandon Lockridge 2 RBI.

Clayton Beeter 5 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 3 W, 5 K. 1 HBP 3.48 #15 prospect.
Myatt 1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 2 K. 1.62
L. Santos (W, 1-1) 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 W, 2 K. 2 balks. 2.49

High A: Hudson Valley (22-15) lost 6-1. Hudson Valley pitchers hit six batters.

1B Rafael Flores 2 hits.
RF Grant Richardson 2 hits, RBI. Solo HR (3).

Carela (L, 1-2) 5 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 W, 6 K. 3 HBP 4.15
E. Santana 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 W, 1 K. 8.25
Cohen 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 1 WP 3.38
Aguilar 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 W, 1 K. 1 HBP 3.97
Ry. Anderson 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2 HBP 4.66

Low A: Tampa (13-25) split a doubleheader.

Game 1: Lost 4-3 in 8 innings. (7 inning DH in minors) 3 HBP, 3 WP

C Augustin Ramirez 2 hits.

Lange 4 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 4 W, 8 K. 2 WP 2 HBP 3.81
Gabonia 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 W, 0 K. 1 WP 5.56
Gray (L, 0-2) 2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 W, 0 K. 1 HBP 5.03

Game 2: won 2-1. 2 more HBP

DH Jared Serna 2 hits, 2 RBI. Both hits were solo HR (7) .333 20 yrs. old, righty hitter, 5’6″, 168 lbs.

Sean Hermann (W, 2-4) 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 3 W, 3 K. 1 balk, 2 HBP. 5.56
Gilbert (H, 1) 1 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.50
Ayers (S, 2) 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 W, 2 K. 4.11

Game #45. Yanks lose on walk-off HR in 10th, 3-0.

Wandy Peralta gave up a three-run HR in the bottom of the tenth inning and the Yankees (25-20) lost to Toronto 3-0 Wednesday night.

The Yanks had their best chances to score in the eighth and tenth innings. In the eighth, with two out, the Yanks drew three straight walks, but PH Anthony Volpe struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the tenth, PR Isiah Kiner-Falefa (the ghost runner) was on third with one out but Gleyber Torres struck out. After Aaron Judge was intentionally walked, Anthony Rizzo struck out.

It was a great pitcher’s duel until the unfortunate ending.

The Yankees only got three hits in the game and made three errors.

Judge 1 for 3, 2 walks.
Calhoun 1 for 3, walk.
Cabrera 0 for 4, 3 strikeouts.
Torres 0 for 5, 2 strikeouts.

Cole 6 IP, 0 R, 7 H, 2 W, 6 K. 2.01
Holmes 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 1 K. 3.63
J. Cordero 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 W, 0 K. 2.37
King 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 W, 0 K. 2.28
Peralta (L, 2-1) 1/3 IP, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 0 W, 0 K. Gave up GW 3-run walk-off HR. 2.16

Luis Severino will come off the IL and start on Sunday for the Yankees. No corresponding move yet.

Nick Ramirez was brought up to replace Ian Hamilton, who went on the IL.

Game 43. Judge HRs twice in Yanks 7-4 win.

You never know, sometimes.

The Yanks went with Jimmy Cordero to start the game, and then brought in Jhony Brito afterwards. It worked like a charm for seven innings.

Against ace Alek Manoah of Toronto, Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone gave both Harrison Bader (for 8 innings, he came in as a defensive replacement in the ninth) and D.J. LeMahieu the night off. Jose Trevino had the night off too.

But Aaron Judge (twice) and Willie Calhoun homered, and the Yankees (24-19) beat Toronto 7-4.

The Yanks gave Cordero a three-run lead before he took the mound. Judge hit a solo HR (9) and a couple of batters later, Calhoun hit a 2-run shot (3) to make it 3-0.

The Yanks added two runs in the fourth. Anthony Volpe led off with a double, then Oswaldo Cabrera walked. Kyle Higashioka singled in Volpe with Cabrera going to third. Aaron Hicks walked to load the bases. After Jake Bauers popped up, Judge walked to force in a run. 5-0.

In the top of the sixth, with one out, Bauers walked and stole second. Maybe not a smart play by Bauers, because then Judge was intentionally walked. Toronto was hoping for an inning-ending DP but Anthony Rizzo spoiled that by hitting an RBI double. 6-0.

In the top of the eighth, Boone was ejected for arguing a called strike on Judge that was clearly low. No one gets as many bad calls called on him than Judge. Umpires need to and don’t adjust the strike zone for Judge. He is 6’7″. A ball at the knees for a normal player is LOW on Judge. Anyway, Judge hit a 462 ft. bomb, his second HR of the game and tenth of the season, to make the score 7-0. He just had a 2-HR game the other day, so hopefully he is back and on a hot streak.

Toronto got four runs in the bottom of the eighth. A questionable call on a double (it looked foul) started the rally, Gleyber Torres made an error, and a couple of bloopers. Michael King stranded two to end the inning and then closed it out in the ninth.

Judge 2 for 2. Both hits HR (solo and 2-run) (10). He also drew 3 walks.
Calhoun 2-run HR (3)
Cabrera was 0 for 2 but drew 3 walks.

Besides their 8 hits, the Yanks drew 10 walks.

J. Cordero 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.50
Brito (W, 3-3) 5 1/3 IP, 4 R, 2 ER, 6 H, 0 W, 2 K. 5.45
Hamilton 1/3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 W, 0 K. 1.27
King (S, 3) 1 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 W, 0 K. 2.38