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Fly Ball Escapes Aaron Judge’s Glove, and a Win Eludes the Yankees

If the Yankees and the Atlanta Braves managed to keep their current form, it would not be entirely surprising for those two teams to find themselves battling for a World Series title this October.

That is a long way off, of course, but if Tuesday’s game was any indication, a Yankees-Braves seven-game series could be an extremely tight one. Mere inches separated the two in a tense game between teams sitting at or near the top of their respective leagues.

More specifically, the 6-foot-7 Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge could have used an extra couple of inches on Ronald Acuna Jr.