New York Yankees star Aaron Judge added his fifth straight home run game in a 9 × 7 victory over the Boston Red Sox, a mark no player in the franchise has achieved since Alex Rodriguez in 2007.
In the game that closed the day of Major League Baseball (MLB), the Yankees completed a series of three wins against their archrivals and lead the American League East with 7 wins and 1 loss.
In an empty Yankee Stadium, Judge hit two home runs and drove in five runs. The first hit was in the second inning to give the New Yorkers a partial 3 × 2 lead and the second was to send the ball back into the stands to add the last two runs of the Yankees.
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The 28-year-old slugger also tied Alex Rodriguez as the only Yankees players to have five home runs in the first eight games of a season.
A two-time All-Star, Judge led the American League with 52 home runs in 2017, a number that dropped to 27 in each of the past two injury seasons.
In Phoenix, Clayton Kershaw shone through 5 2/3 innings in his season debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Cody Bellinger, the 2019 National League Most Valuable Player (MPV), hit his first home run of the season while Mookie Betts, who the Dodgers just renewed for 12 years and more than $ 380 million, hit a home run earlier. to retire injured.
In Denver, Venezuelan Antonio Senzatela kept the Colorado Rockies at the top of the NL West with a 9 × 6 win over the San Diego Padres.
Senzatela allowed one run in six innings and designated hitter Matt Kemp homered for the second consecutive game for the Rockies, who have a record of 6 wins and 2 losses, equaling the second-best start to the season in their history.
The Major League Baseball season, which began on July 23 four months late due to the coronavirus, continues to be seriously impacted by the pandemic, which forced the suspension of three games this Sunday: Miami Marlins-Washington Nationals, Cardinals of St. Louis-Milwaukee Brewers and the Philadelphia Phillies-Toronto Blue Jays duel.
Results for Sunday’s matchday in Major League Baseball:
Yankees – Red Sox 9 × 7
Tigers – Reds 3 × 4
Orioles – Rays 5 × 1
Braves – Mets 4 × 0
Royals – White Sox 2 × 9
Twins – Indians 3 × 1
Cubs – Pirates 2 × 1
Rockies – Padres 9 × 6
Giants – Rangers 5 × 9
Diamondbacks – Dodgers 0x3. AFP (HN)