New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hit consecutive home runs.
On the 11th (Korea time), Judge started as the designated hitter in the game against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California.
In his first at-bat in the first inning, Judge struck out looking at a high fastball on the outside from Athletics left-handed starter JP Sears.
Trailing 0-4, Judge came up to bat first in the fourth inning and hit a 90.3 mph fastball from Sears for a solo home run that cleared the center field fence.
The exit velocity was 106 mph (170.6 km), and the distance was 399 feet (121.6 m) for his 13th home run of the season. He surpassed Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh, and Kyle Schwarber (each with 12 home runs) to move into sole possession of first place in the major league home run race.
In the sixth inning, trailing 1-4, Judge again came up to bat first. Against the newly introduced pitcher Justin Steer, he hit a 94.6 mph fastball for another home run that also cleared the center field fence. This was his 14th home run of the season.
This time, the exit velocity reached an impressive 108.7 mph (174.9 km), with a distance of 433 feet (132 m).
Judge's consecutive home runs ignited the Yankees' comeback. Following a walk by Kodi Bellinger and a double from Anthony Volpe, the Yankees created a chance with runners on second and third base. They closed the gap to 3-4 with Austin Wells' sacrifice fly, and Jason Dominguez drew a walk. Oswald Cabrera tied the game with a sacrifice fly at 4-4. Oswald Peraza hit a go-ahead two-run home run, putting the Yankees ahead 6-4.
Judge hit two home runs to restore a .401 batting average, but after striking out with one out in the seventh, his average dropped to .399.
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