Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hit a home run, rising to a tie for the home run lead.
The New York Yankees defeated the San Diego Padres 12-3 in a game held at Yankee Stadium in New York on the 7th (Korea time), avenging a 3-4 comeback loss the day before.
Judge, starting as the No. 3 right fielder, recorded 1 hit in 3 at-bats, 1 walk, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored. One of his hits was a home run.
Judge was out on a ground ball to shortstop with one out in the sixth inning. In the fourth inning, with one out and the bases loaded, San Diego scored 2 runs first with a pitcher’s balk and a sacrifice fly.
After trailing 0-2 in the bottom of the fourth with one out, Judge hit a solo home run over the right field wall on the seventh pitch, a 96.3 mph (155 km/h) fastball from San Diego starter Michael King. The home run had a speed of 164.2 km/h, an angle of 30 degrees, and a distance of 341 feet (approximately 103.9 meters).
Having recorded his 12th home run of the season, Judge tied for first place in home runs alongside Cal Raleigh (Seattle) and Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia).
Judge recorded 1 hit and 1 home run in 3 at-bats, maintaining a batting average of .412, with 56 hits, 12 home runs, 34 RBIs, an on-base percentage of .503, a slugging percentage of .772, and an OPS of 1.275, ranking first in seven institutional sectors. He is tied for first in home runs and RBIs. His insane hitting has shown no signs of cooling down at the start of the season. He has recorded hits in 14 consecutive games and has on-base streaks in 32 games.
On June 6, Major League Baseball's official website, MLB.com, released the results of its MVP mock voting. In the MVP mock voting, with participation from a panel of 46 experts, Judge received all 46 first-place votes, achieving a unanimous first place for the American League MVP.
Meanwhile, the Yankees staged a remarkable comeback, scoring 10 runs in the bottom of the seventh after trailing 2-3. This was their highest single-inning score since they scored 11 runs against Texas on July 29, 2015.
In a 3-3 tie with the bases loaded and one out, they took the lead with a walk, followed by Ben Rhyme's two-run double, Cody Bellinger's RBI single, Anthony Volpe's RBI single, and Austin Wells' grand slam home run, finishing with a 12-3 victory.
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