Judge hits first post-season homer, Yankees beat Guardians 6-3 to take 2-0 ALCS lead
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a two-run drive into Monument Park for his first home run of this post-season, and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series.Judge, who entered with just one RBI in the playoffs, hit a sacrifice fly in a two-run second that put the Yankees ahead 3-0. With New York leading 4-2 lead in the seventh, the likely AL MVP drove a fastball at the letters from Hunter Gaddis 414 feet to centre for his 14th career post-season home run.In a matchup of aces who had off nights, Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee got just four outs in the shortest start of his professional career and an erratic Gerrit Cole was chased after four walks in 4 1/3 innings.Winner Clay Holmes, Tim Hill and Tommy Kahnle combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings. José Ramírez hit a ninth-inning home run off Luke Weaver, just the second earned run New York’s bullpen has allowed over 23 1/3 innings in six post-season games.After a day…
16 Oct 03:17 · iNFOnews.ca