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The starting pitching of the New York Yankees has been a contributing factor in their recent success, but the most recent edition of the “Aaron Judge Show” was definitely one for the record books. Judge became the first major league player to have 11 home runs and 12 doubles in a 20-game span on Saturday when the Yankees defeated the host San Diego Padres 4-1. Judge also doubled. With 17 home runs, he is tied for the most in the majors going into Sunday’s series finale. This is his fourth straight game of home runs.
Nothing Judge does these days surprises New York manager Aaron Boone, who also remarked that “what Aaron is doing is just what the greats do from time to time.” “Over the past six or seven years, Aaron Judge has produced some incredible baseball. Since I am aware of his skill, I’m not surprised when he accomplishes something that is novel, exceptional, or any other term you want to describe it. However, when he is locked in, things are different.” On Saturday, Judge smashed a home run in the first inning, two hitters after Anthony Volpe led off with a single to extend his hitting streak to eighteen games.
The Yankees won the series and now have a 13-2-2 record in that area this year. Clarke Schmidt (5-2, 2.59 ERA), who will start for New York on Sunday, is hoping to continue his stellar run in the rotation. The Yankees starters have a 0.78 ERA and an 11-1 record in their last 13 games after Marcus Stroman threw six scoreless innings to earn the victory on Saturday. On Tuesday, the visiting Seattle Mariners broke Schmidt’s three-start winning streak in just five innings, forcing him out of the game after tossing 100 pitches. In a 6-3 loss, he allowed two runs on four hits and two walks. In his career, Schmidt has not yet faced the Padres.
Fernando Tatis Jr.’s ninth home run of the season and first in 12 games was pretty about the only positive thing that happened for San Diego on Saturday. Just.184 (7-for-38) is his average over the last ten games. After Saturday’s game, manager Mike Shildt stated that Tatis “feels like he’s in a good place” despite those figures. “He mentioned feeling terrific after the game on Friday night. Being able to get the ball in the zone is crucial for him. I believe those are excellent indicators for him because he had a pretty solid 0-2 to 3-2 walk-off on Friday night, stated he felt good and saw the ball well, and obviously hit a nice home run to center field tonight.” Joe Musgrove, a right-hander (3–4)
The only real silver lining for San Diego on Saturday was Fernando Tatis Jr.’s ninth home run of the year and first in 12 games. In his last ten games, he is only hitting.184 (7-for-38). Tatis “feels like he’s in a good place” despite those figures, manager Mike Shildt said following Saturday’s game. “He said he felt well (Friday) night after the game. His ability to get the ball in the zone is crucial. He stated he felt comfortable and saw the ball well, and he had a really nice 0-2 to 3-2 walk off on Friday night. He also obviously had a solid swing tonight on the home run to center, so I think those are all positive signs for him.” Joe Musgrove (3–4), a right-hander
