The New York Yankees are wrapping up their West Coast trip with a series against the San Francisco Giants, pulling off a 6-2 win at Oracle Park on Friday night.
In what was a homecoming for Aaron Judge, a Linden native, the Yankees captain made sure to make it a night to remember. Judge, hitting from the DH spot, homered twice to give the Yankees the edge early on, collecting four RBI in the process.
The Yankees also got a stellar outing from starter Marcus Stroman, who lowered his season ERA to 2.73.
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Yankees vs Giants recap: Aaron Judge leads the win
Yankees vs Giants Scoring Summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| SFG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
3 stars of the game
- CF Aaron Judge: Welcome home, Capt! Judge celebrated his homecoming by mashing two home runs and adding another hit to go along with four RBI.
- 1B Anthony Rizzo: The Yankees first baseman had two hits, including a double. He also scored from second base on a heads-up play after the Giants botched a passed ball.
- SP Marcus Stroman: The rotation continues to be stellar. Stroman gave the Yankees a fantastic outing, pitching into the eighth inning. More on his outing below.
Marcus Stroman shines
Stroman found no issues navigating through the Giants lineup. He tossed 7.1 innings of two-run ball while walking two and striking out two. Unsurprisingly, Stroman lived off his sinker and cutter, throwing them a combined 60 times out of 91 pitches. He allowed seven hard-hit balls on the night.
Here's the final line for Stroman:
| IP | H | R (ER) | BB | K | HR | Pitches- Strikes | Whiffs | |
| Marcus Stroman | 7.1 | 6 | 2 (2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 91 - 56 | 6 |
Quick Hits
- Aaron Judge is the only Yankees player in history to record at least 14 home runs and 12 doubles in a single calendar month.
- The often-used Luke Weaver, who leads the American League relieves in innings pitched, had another strong outing in relief of Stroman. He finished the game with 1.2 innings pitched.
- The Yankees starters have pitched at least 4.0 innings in all 59 games this season, the longest such streak in the history of the franchise (Katie Sharp).
- Marcus Stroman has gone 7.1 innings pitched two of his last three starts and has allowed just three earned runs in his last 26.2 innings pitched.
- The Yankees recorded all five of the top exit velocities for the game, three of which belonged to Aaron Judge (112.3, 110.9, 104.4) with the other two going to Austin Wells (106.2) and Alex Verdugo (104.3).
- The Yankees recorded 11 hard-hit balls against Giants starter Jordan Hicks.
What’s Next?
The Yankees and Giants continue this three-game series with the second matchup Saturday night at Oracle Park with first pitch scheduled for 10:05 p.m. ET.
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