Athletics rookie Jordan Diaz hits three homers in loss to Judge, Yankees
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge is again within the lineup and the New York Yankees are getting wholesome on the plate in opposition to the worst workforce in baseball.
Gleyber Torres homered for the second consecutive recreation and drove in three runs because the Yankees overcame three homers by rookie Jordan Diaz in a 10-5 victory Tuesday night time over the Oakland Athletics.
“It just feels good to have offensive production like that,” New York first baseman Anthony Rizzo mentioned.
Diaz launched a solo shot within the fourth inning, a leadoff drive within the seventh and a two-run homer within the eighth. The 22-year-old second baseman from Colombia related off three completely different pitchers, giving him 4 residence runs in 30 main league video games.
“For me, it’s a very special day,” Diaz mentioned via a translator. “I’m just really excited and happy for what happened to me today — especially here.”
Diaz mentioned he’d by no means hit three homers in a recreation earlier than — at any stage — and he plans to maintain the memento ball from No. 3 at residence.
He joined Héctor López as the one second basemen in franchise historical past with three residence runs in a recreation. López achieved the feat with the Kansas City A’s in June 1958 in opposition to the Washington Senators.
“I know the big leagues is not going to be like that every night,” Diaz mentioned with a smile. “But I’ve just been working on it, making some adjustments.”
Judge had two RBIs in his return from the injured record and Clarke Schmidt (1-3) pitched a career-high six innings for his first massive league win as a starter. The right-hander allowed two runs and 5 hits with seven strikeouts and two walks.
“I thought his stuff was again good,” Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone mentioned. “I liked the way he was able to kind of all night make little adjustments.”
Schmidt entered 0-6 with a 5.47 ERA in his first 12 profession begins, though he was 5-9 with a 4.33 ERA in 41 appearances total since making his debut in September 2020. He was an efficient reliever final season, incomes 5 wins and two saves whereas compiling a 2.74 ERA in 26 reduction outings.
“Obviously, really happy with where the breaking pitches are at,” Schmidt mentioned. “Just continuing to get better and better each time out. I’m learning a lot.”
Harrison Bader had three extra hits for New York, together with the final of three consecutive RBI singles in a five-run third. Rizzo and Torres delivered the others after Drew Rucinski (0-3) walked the underside two batters within the order on eight pitches. Judge knocked within the first run of the inning on a grounder to 3rd that was booted by Jace Peterson for an error.
Judge added a sacrifice fly within the eighth following Anthony Volpe’s leadoff triple. The reigning AL MVP hadn’t performed since April 27 due to a proper hip pressure.
“I thought he looked good. I thought his first at-bat he got off some really good swings,” Boone mentioned.
Jake Bauers hit a two-run homer and a sac fly for the Yankees (20-17). They have scored 24 runs of their final three video games — together with 17 in opposition to the A’s (8-29) in profitable the primary two video games of a three-game set.
Clay Holmes entered with two runners on within the ninth and struck out three batters to finish it.
… AND THEY’RE OFF
Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano threw out the primary pitch — three days after using Mage to victory within the Kentucky Derby. It was Castellano’s first win in 16 tries on the Derby.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: OF Ramón Laureano remained in concussion protocol. Laureano left Monday night time’s recreation within the first inning after his neck and shoulder hit the right-field fence exhausting when he made a leaping catch to rob Torres of a house run.
Yankees: LF Aaron Hicks was eliminated within the fourth with left hip tightness, moments after scoring from second on a single. He was examined on the ballpark by head workforce doctor Dr. Christopher Ahmad and shall be re-evaluated Wednesday. Isiah Kiner-Falefa entered at third base and Oswaldo Cabrera moved from third base to left discipline. … RHP Luis Severino (proper lat pressure) is scheduled to make a rehab begin Wednesday at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in an 11:05 a.m. recreation. … INF DJ LeMahieu was rested. … After the sport, the Yankees optioned RHP Greg Weissert to Triple-A.
UP NEXT
Oakland LHP Kyle Muller (1-2, 6.62 ERA) begins the collection finale in opposition to rookie RHP Jhony Brito (2-3, 6.08) in a Wednesday matinee.
Muller allowed 5 runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings final Friday in Kansas City, beating the Royals 12-8. It was the primary win by an A’s starter via 33 video games this yr. That was the longest drought to start a season in MLB historical past, in line with the Elias Sports Bureau.
