The Yankees No. 3 hitter circled the bases a few times Saturday because his protection — most notably the club’s No. 4 hitter — lengthened a lineup that no longer seems so top-heavy.
Aaron Judge saw 35 pitches in his five plate appearances, wearing down Rangers pitching and reaching base four times.Less expected is Judge’s quality at-bats turning into runs.
The Yankees knocked out Nathan Eovaldi after just three innings with six hits — several timely — and tacked on in a game that rarely was in doubt. Trent Grisham exits game after getting hit by pitch in latest Yankees concernCaitlin Clark rocks Yankees jersey, hangs with Aaron Judge in The Bronx during Olympic break
That lead was doubled an inning later, when Alex Verdugo and Grisham reached and then came around to score on a rifled double from Judge, this time on the ninth pitch he saw. The catcher, who has been playing nearly every day in Jose Trevino’s absence, has reached base multiple times in 11 of his past 14 starts, a span in which he’s 22-for-59 with 13 RBIs.
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