NEW YORK -- The Yankees are constructed to thrive upon the home run, and on a day when they surprised many by welcoming back one of the league's most celebrated power hitters, it was Neil Walker who delivered the most important drive of the night.
Walker upstaged Aaron Judge's return to the lineup with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, ensuring that there would be no beer or bubbly spilled in the visiting clubhouse for at least one more day, lifting the Yankees to a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night.