Yankees superstar Aaron Judge launched two home runs and knocked in four runs during New York’s dominant 20-3 victory over Detroit in Saturday’s spring training matchup. The reigning AL MVP’s power display highlighted an 18-hit offensive explosion for the Yankees in Tampa, Florida.
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge delivered a spectacular performance Saturday, launching two home runs and driving in four runs as his team demolished the Detroit Tigers 20-3 in spring training action in Tampa, Florida.
The reigning American League MVP, who blasted 53 homers with 114 RBIs last season, connected for a pair of two-run shots in consecutive innings. Judge found the seats in both the third and fourth frames, helping fuel a Yankees offensive onslaught that produced 18 hits total.
The Bronx Bombers erupted for three runs in the fourth inning and added nine more in the eighth. Roderick Arias capped the scoring barrage with a grand slam during the eighth-inning rally, finishing 2-for-3 on the day. Paul Goldschmidt contributed two hits and two RBIs, while Jackson Castillo added a three-run blast in the eighth.
Detroit’s lone bright spot came from Corey Julks, who connected for a solo homer in the third inning.
In other spring training action, the Toronto Blue Jays blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 in Dunedin, Florida. Daulton Varsho went 2-for-2 with a solo home run to pace the defending AL champions, while Sean Keys added a two-run homer. The Blue Jays collected nine hits total, while Justin Crawford managed two hits in three at-bats for Philadelphia.
The Pittsburgh Pirates cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 in Sarasota, Florida, powered by a six-run fifth inning. Ryan O’Hearn’s three-run homer highlighted the big inning, with Endy Rodriguez contributing a two-run shot. Despite allowing just five hits, Baltimore committed two costly errors. Blaze Alexander and Leody Taveras each went 1-for-2 with a run scored for the Orioles.
Boston defeated Minnesota 7-2 in Fort Myers, Florida, with Mikey Romero leading the way with two hits and two RBIs. Andruw Monasterio connected for a solo homer and Allan Castro drove in two runs for the Red Sox. The Twins committed four errors but got two hits and two RBIs from Royce Lewis, including a solo home run.
The Atlanta Braves topped the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 in Port Charlotte, Florida, behind Ben Gamel’s outstanding performance. Gamel homered, doubled, walked, scored twice and drove in three runs. Atlanta scored all five runs in the first three innings, including three in the third. Logan Davidson homered for Tampa Bay, which outhit Atlanta 9-7.
Miami edged the New York Mets 2-1 in Port St. Lucie, Florida, in a low-scoring affair where each team managed just two hits. Jakob Marsee scored both runs for the Marlins, crossing the plate with the winning run in the sixth on Christopher Morel’s sacrifice fly. Kevin Villavicencio and Austin Barnes had the Mets’ only hits.
A Washington split squad defeated Houston 2-1 in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Jorgelys Mota’s sixth-inning solo homer. Nationals starter Jake Eder allowed one run and two hits over two innings, with seven relievers combining to shut out the Astros thereafter. Nick Allen drove in Houston’s lone run with a second-inning single.
Washington’s other split squad topped St. Louis 6-2 in Jupiter, Florida, behind Maxwell Romero Jr.’s three-run homer during a four-run fifth inning. Trey Lipscomb added two hits and an RBI for the Nationals, who went 4-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Nathan Church homered for the Cardinals.