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He yankees They won for the second time in their last seven games in Saturday night’s 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Here are the conclusions…
–Aaron judge had another day at the plate, going 1 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs, and got New York going in the first inning with a two-run homer that gave the Yankees the lead after the Braves scored a run in the top half of the inning.
The home run was Judge’s major league-leading 28th of the season and was also his 11th home run in the first inning. The outfielder has loved hitting in the first quarter of this season with an OPS of over 1.500, absolutely ridiculous. He also has an MLB-leading 70 RBIs this year, and is on pace to surpass his career high in that category.
–Marcos Stromman was on the mound for New York and after two bad starts in a row for luis gil and Carlos RodónThe Yankees needed their righty to come forward and,at least, eat some innings for a beleaguered and overwhelmed bullpen.
Stroman did more than just eat innings: The 33-year-old was downright dominant for most of the night, pitching 6.2 innings. His only flaws arose in two unusual home runs that sandwiched his outing, one in the first Marcelo Ozuna and one in the seventh Travis d’Arnaud.
Before those home runs (both hit in the opposite direction to right field), Stroman, a ground ball specialist, had allowed 10 home runs in 15 starts. Still, the right-hander earned his seventh win of the year in what has been a successful first season in the Bronx.
–Giancarlo Stanton He left the game in the sixth inning with hamstring tension after running the bases and scoring in the fourth. He finished 1 for 2 with a double.
-The role players did their part in this one to help Judge. Number 9 hitter Oswaldo Cabrera He went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored while Gleyber Torres He finished 1 for 4 with an RBI. Trent GrishamReplacing the injured Stanton, he continued his strange first season in pinstripes by hitting his fourth home run this year for just his seventh hit.
The Yankees had nine hits and walked eight (three per juan soto — having runners on base throughout the game, disturbing Atlanta’s starter charlie morton and the Braves bullpen.
-Manager Aaron Boone He was ejected in the seventh inning for arguing balls and strikes by home plate umpire Derek Thomas, who consistently failed to call the high strike for both teams.
Game MVP: Marcus Stroman
Stroman, needing length from his starter after consecutive errors, was able to pitch 6.2 effective innings against Atlanta and secure the Yankees just their second win in their last seven games.
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Whats Next
The Yankees and Braves finish their three-game series Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1:35 p.m.
LHP Nestor Cortes (4-5, 3.36 ERA) faces fellow lefty LHP max fried (6-3, 3.11 ERA).