Boy, are the Yankees glad to have Aaron Judge on their side. The Captain bailed out his third baseman by blasting a game-tying homer in the ninth inning last night, enabling Anthony Volpe to walk it off with a sacrifice fly after outstanding relief from Michael King. That seventh-inning bunt from DJ LeMahieu—reportedly his own decision (mostly)—remains one of the worst strategic calls I’ve ever seen, but saying “Hey Judge, go hit a dinger” still works pretty well!
Today on the site, Madison will run through the Rivalry Roundup, Esteban will break down his At-Bat of the Week, and Peter discuss how the 1998 Yankees wrapped up a three-game set at Fenway Park on this day 25 years ago.