Judge goes deep in first postseason gameJudge goes deep in first postseason game
After hitting a Major League rookie-record 52 home runs during the regular season, Aaron Judge wasted no time clearing the fence in his first career postseason game.
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After hitting a Major League rookie-record 52 home runs during the regular season, Aaron Judge wasted no time clearing the fence in his first career postseason game.
NEW YORK (AP) — Minnesota Twins speedster Byron Buxton has been replaced in center field during the fourth inning of the AL wild-card game against the New York Yankees because of tightness in his back.
Aaron Judge boosted the Yankees’ prolific output with a two-run home run in the fourth, plating New York’s sixth and seventh runs of the game.
Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario got things going with Twins homers in the first. Didi Gregorius and Brett Gardner answered with Yankees homers. After a Byron Buxton RBI groundout, Greg Bird singled in the Yankees’ fifth run — all before the fourth inning.
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After starter Luis Severino surrendered three runs before recording just one out in the first inning of the American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, the Yankees responded immediately. with Didi Gregorius’ three-run homer in the bottom of the frame.
Didi Gregorius crushes a 3-run home run to right field to bring the Yankees even with the Twins at 3-3 in a wild first inning of the AL Wild Card game.
Brian Dozier opened the American League Wild Card Game with a bang — cracking a leadoff home run off Yankees ace Luis Severino — keying a huge first inning for the Twins at Yankee Stadium, as they took a 3-0 lead and chased Severino after just 1/3 of an inning.
The Twins chased Yankees starter Luis Severino after just six batters and two homers. Didi Gregorius answered for the Yankees with a three-run homer in the bottom half.