Judge Shines with Double HR and 30 Home Runs; Yankees Beat Athletics

Bronx, New York – Aaron Judge once again demonstrated his power by hitting two home runs, totaling 30 for the season, thus leading the attack of the New York Yankees in a 12-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium. With this outstanding performance, Judge reaches the figure of 30 home runs in a season for the sixth time in his career, remaining only two away from the lead in the American League. It was his 44th game with multiple home runs, achieving one in the fourth inning against Luis Severino and another in the seventh against Tyler Ferguson. Jazz Chisholm Jr. also had an outstanding performance, driving in four runs, including a home run in the second inning and a bases-loaded triple in the third. Since his return from a right oblique injury, Chisholm has a batting average of .318, with six home runs and 18 RBIs.

Aaron Judge’s impressive season:

• .356 AVG
• 30 HR
• 67 RBI
• 1.180 OPS

Right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman (1-1) earned the win in his return to the rotation since April, allowing only three hits in five innings, including a home run by Willie MacIver. This victory marks his first win since August of last year. On the other hand, Severino (2-9) suffered the loss in his return to the Bronx, conceding seven runs (six earned) and five hits, in a performance affected by defensive errors. The Dominican pitcher has allowed 15 runs in two starts against his former team this season. Cody Bellinger contributed a three-run homer to complete New York’s offense, which won the series against Oakland by two games to one, achieving their second series win in over two weeks. Shortstop Anthony Volpe was ejected in the eighth inning after protesting a called strikeout, in a day full of emotions for the New Yorkers.