NEW YORK -- The New York Mets' pitching strategy against Aaron Judge on Tuesday was simple: Pitch around the sizzling slugger and make someone else beat them. It worked to perfection in a 3-2 win at Yankee Stadium to improve to 3-0 against the Yankees this season with a chance to sweep the season series Wednesday.
The Mets walked Judge in each of his first four plate appearances -- the fourth time intentionally -- and left him stranded each time before he struck out in the ninth inning. It was the fourth time Judge has been walked four times in his career and the second time in 2024.