Yankees navigate thin air of Coors Field to take 2 of 3 in series against reeling Rockies

DENVER (AP) — Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were walking a thin line in the thin air at Coors Field on Sunday against the worst team in baseball.

They figured it out, though.

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