Judge robs Ohtani, hits two-run homer as Yankees edge Angels in 10 innings

NEW YORK (AP) — An evening after Shohei Ohtani confirmed off his MVP instruments, Aaron Judge did him one higher at Yankee Stadium.

Judge robbed Ohtani of a homer with a juggling catch simply earlier than hitting a two-run shot, and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Wednesday on Gleyber Torres’ sacrifice fly within the tenth inning.

Judge additionally saved the go-ahead run with a diving seize within the eighth, and the Yankees evened this star-studded collection after Ohtani went deep within the opener.

“You want to play against the best,” Judge stated. “That’s what it’s all about.”

Gio Urshela tied it 2-all for the Angels within the eighth with a two-out RBI single in opposition to his former crew — one pitch after Wandy Peralta balked Hunter Renfroe to second base.

Brandon Drury adopted with a slicing drive to right-center that might have knocked within the go-ahead run if Judge hadn’t made a sensational catch simply shy of the warning observe.

“You’ve just got to be an all-around athlete,” Judge stated. “You’ve got to be an all-around player.”

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Angels supervisor Phil Nevin was ejected within the ninth for arguing after Mike Trout was referred to as out to finish the inning on a full-count examine swing with two on in opposition to Clay Holmes. Between innings, Nevin went all the best way out to shallow proper area to get within the face of first base umpire Will Little and provides him an earful.

“I felt like I didn’t go. It was tough. Big moment,” Trout said. “That was an easy one to lay off. I shouldn’t even be chasing it in the first place. That’s on me.”

With one out and the automated runner at second, Judge was deliberately walked within the tenth earlier than Matt Moore (1-1) plunked Anthony Rizzo with a breaking ball to load the bases.

Torres, in a 1-for-21 slide, lofted a fly ball to deep right-center, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa scored simply from third and not using a throw.

Ian Hamilton (1-1) labored a scoreless inning for his second main league win, aided by a high-quality play at third base from DJ LeMahieu.

“This was a great baseball game, it really was,” Nevin stated.

It definitely obtained off to a rousing begin when Ohtani, the second batter, despatched a excessive fly to deep middle area. The 6-foot-7 Judge went again to the wall and jumped, slightly to the precise of the 408-foot register entrance of Monument Park.

The ball hit the heel of Judge’s glove effectively above the fence and caromed again towards the warning observe. As he landed on his toes after maintaining the ball within the park, Judge caught out his naked hand and accomplished the catch — a snapshot play headed for the spotlight reels on this three-game collection that includes a number of of baseball’s greatest stars.

“If I was a good outfielder I would have caught in on the first try,” Judge cracked, drawing laughs. “A juggling act there, but we made the play.”

Judge paused a second and flashed a large smile as he tossed the ball in.

“I don’t know how that ball didn’t get out,” Trout stated. “Obviously, he modified the entire sport.”

Judge then launched a two-run shot to left-center within the backside of the primary off Griffin Canning for his sixth homer this season. The slugger hit 62 final yr, breaking the American League report.

Ohtani hit a two-run homer within the first inning Tuesday night time, sending the Angels on their technique to a 5-2 victory. The two-way celebrity received the 2021 AL MVP award earlier than ending runner-up to Judge final yr.

Ohtani had a number of probabilities to do harm Wednesday however stranded three runners with inning-ending strikeouts within the fifth and seventh.

Los Angeles went 1 for 15 with runners in scoring place and stranded 11 general.

Yankees rookie Jhony Brito rebounded from a dreadful outing final week, permitting one run in 4 1/3 innings.

Canning permitted two runs over 5 1/3 innings in his second begin following a protracted harm layoff.

WAY TO GO, KID

Yankees rookie Anthony Volpe made two terrific performs at shortstop. He singled in entrance of Judge’s homer after which once more main off the eighth, when he fought again from 0-2 to a full depend. Volpe additionally walked within the third and stole a base.

“Special,” New York supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “Probably his best game all-around game so far.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Yankees: 3B Josh Donaldson (strained proper hamstring) felt hamstring tightness throughout a cold rehab sport Tuesday with Double-A Somerset. His subsequent step is unsure. “Hopefully, I don’t think it was anything too severe,” Boone stated. … LHP Carlos Rodón, sidelined since spring coaching with a strained left forearm, had checks on his bothersome again. “I think it’s just kind of a nagging thing,” Boone stated.

UP NEXT

Angels: LHP Patrick Sandoval (1-0, 1.23 ERA) will get the ball for a late-afternoon begin within the collection finale Thursday. Sandoval received his solely earlier matchup in opposition to the Yankees, throwing seven innings of three-hit ball with seven strikeouts final August at dwelling.

Yankees: All-Star lefty Nestor Cortes (2-0, 2.60 ERA) has allowed two runs or fewer in 9 straight begins, matching the longest such streak in Yankees historical past.

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