ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Aaron Judge
realized he hadn't done much to impress his parents, who were in the
Big A stands for his first game of the season in his home state.
He struck out twice early, and he airmailed a throw to the plate that allowed a run to score during the Angels' tying rally.
With one majestic swing in the eighth inning, the rookie made a happy memory for Patty and Wayne Judge -- along with the other thousands of roaring Yankees fans in the Orange County stands.
Judge hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth to lead New York to its sixth consecutive victory, 5-3 over Los Angeles on Monday night.
One day after hitting a 495-foot homer in the Bronx, Judge hit an emphatic 438-foot shot on the opposite coast for his fourth homer in three games and the 22nd of his belief-defying season. Judge's parents made the trip down from central California to watch their son's latest feat in the opener of the Yankees' seven-game Golden State road trip.
"Yeah, didn't start off too well, with two K's, but that's baseball," Judge said with a grin. "You never know what's going to happen."
The Fresno State product's first big league homer in California thrilled a road crowd that was loaded with supporters of the AL East leaders. They rained down repeated chants of "M-V-P!" on the rookie leading their team's revival after just one playoff appearance in the past four years.
"There's a ton of excitement around this kid," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We know what he's done is special. ... It was really good to hear (so many fans). He's a big part of it. The winning is a big part of it."
Didi Gregorius went 4 for 4 with a walk and drove in two runs for the Yankees, while Chase Headley added an RBI single.
Danny Espinosa and Cameron Maybin got back-to-back RBI hits in the seventh for the Angels.
Jose Alvarez (0-3) gave up Aaron Hicks' one-out double before Judge's homer.
Dellin Betances struck out the side in the ninth for his sixth save, his first since May 27.
BIG DECISION
Angels manager Mike Scioscia curiously allowed closer Bud Norris to pitch to Judge with first base open, and the AL homers leader made him pay. Scioscia said he hoped Norris would pitch cautiously around Judge, knowing he had a base open.
"Obviously, you tip your cap," Scioscia said. "He hit it a long way."
DIDI'S DAY
Gregorius extended his career-best hitting streak to 14 games with three straight singles off Alex Meyer in the first five innings. His four hits tied his career high.
TANAKA'S REBOUND
Masahiro Tanaka snapped his five-start losing streak while pitching four-hit ball into the seventh inning. After his recent run of ugly defeats, Tanaka's start was pushed back one day to the road trip opener, partly so he could face the Angels' unintimidating lineup.
"It's good to get an extra recovery day, but I was ready to go (Sunday)," Tanaka said through a translator.
The Japanese right-hander largely shut down the Angels after Kole Calhoun's first-inning homer, but he yielded Espinosa's two-out RBI single before reliever Tyler Clippard (1-3) gave up Maybin's tying RBI double in the seventh. Both runs were unearned in a rally aided by Headley's one-out error on Eric Young Jr.'s grounder.
BIG ON BIG
The 6-foot-9 Meyer struck out the 6-foot-7 Judge twice, but also yielded five singles and five walks while failing to get out of the fifth inning. Still, Meyer hasn't allowed more than two runs in a home start this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: C Gary Sanchez got the night off despite going 9 for 21 in his previous five games.
Angels: Reliever Cam Bedrosian will make a rehab appearance at Class A Inland Empire this week in his return from a groin injury that has kept him out for nearly two weeks.
UP NEXT
Yankees: CC Sabathia (7-2, 3.66 ERA) has won five consecutive starts, all of them coming after a New York loss. The Northern California native has a career 4.03 ERA at the Big A.
Angels: J.C. Ramirez (6-4, 6.55 ERA) got another win last week despite yielding a career-high 10 hits to the Tigers. Los Angeles has won seven of the converted reliever's last nine starts.
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New York Yankees
He struck out twice early, and he airmailed a throw to the plate that allowed a run to score during the Angels' tying rally.
With one majestic swing in the eighth inning, the rookie made a happy memory for Patty and Wayne Judge -- along with the other thousands of roaring Yankees fans in the Orange County stands.
Judge hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth to lead New York to its sixth consecutive victory, 5-3 over Los Angeles on Monday night.
One day after hitting a 495-foot homer in the Bronx, Judge hit an emphatic 438-foot shot on the opposite coast for his fourth homer in three games and the 22nd of his belief-defying season. Judge's parents made the trip down from central California to watch their son's latest feat in the opener of the Yankees' seven-game Golden State road trip.
"Yeah, didn't start off too well, with two K's, but that's baseball," Judge said with a grin. "You never know what's going to happen."
The Fresno State product's first big league homer in California thrilled a road crowd that was loaded with supporters of the AL East leaders. They rained down repeated chants of "M-V-P!" on the rookie leading their team's revival after just one playoff appearance in the past four years.
"There's a ton of excitement around this kid," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We know what he's done is special. ... It was really good to hear (so many fans). He's a big part of it. The winning is a big part of it."
Didi Gregorius went 4 for 4 with a walk and drove in two runs for the Yankees, while Chase Headley added an RBI single.
Danny Espinosa and Cameron Maybin got back-to-back RBI hits in the seventh for the Angels.
Jose Alvarez (0-3) gave up Aaron Hicks' one-out double before Judge's homer.
Dellin Betances struck out the side in the ninth for his sixth save, his first since May 27.
BIG DECISION
Angels manager Mike Scioscia curiously allowed closer Bud Norris to pitch to Judge with first base open, and the AL homers leader made him pay. Scioscia said he hoped Norris would pitch cautiously around Judge, knowing he had a base open.
"Obviously, you tip your cap," Scioscia said. "He hit it a long way."
DIDI'S DAY
Gregorius extended his career-best hitting streak to 14 games with three straight singles off Alex Meyer in the first five innings. His four hits tied his career high.
TANAKA'S REBOUND
Masahiro Tanaka snapped his five-start losing streak while pitching four-hit ball into the seventh inning. After his recent run of ugly defeats, Tanaka's start was pushed back one day to the road trip opener, partly so he could face the Angels' unintimidating lineup.
"It's good to get an extra recovery day, but I was ready to go (Sunday)," Tanaka said through a translator.
The Japanese right-hander largely shut down the Angels after Kole Calhoun's first-inning homer, but he yielded Espinosa's two-out RBI single before reliever Tyler Clippard (1-3) gave up Maybin's tying RBI double in the seventh. Both runs were unearned in a rally aided by Headley's one-out error on Eric Young Jr.'s grounder.
BIG ON BIG
The 6-foot-9 Meyer struck out the 6-foot-7 Judge twice, but also yielded five singles and five walks while failing to get out of the fifth inning. Still, Meyer hasn't allowed more than two runs in a home start this season.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: C Gary Sanchez got the night off despite going 9 for 21 in his previous five games.
Angels: Reliever Cam Bedrosian will make a rehab appearance at Class A Inland Empire this week in his return from a groin injury that has kept him out for nearly two weeks.
UP NEXT
Yankees: CC Sabathia (7-2, 3.66 ERA) has won five consecutive starts, all of them coming after a New York loss. The Northern California native has a career 4.03 ERA at the Big A.
Angels: J.C. Ramirez (6-4, 6.55 ERA) got another win last week despite yielding a career-high 10 hits to the Tigers. Los Angeles has won seven of the converted reliever's last nine starts.
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10:07PM,EDT,June 12,2017
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim,California
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim,California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Meyer pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday walked, Gardner to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Maybin grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun homered to center (404 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Escobar lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Meyer pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Gregorius singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Carter popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Romine singled to right, Gregorius to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Simmons singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Young Jr. sacrificed to first, Simmons to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Meyer pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Hicks grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Holliday walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro walked, Holliday to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to left center, Holliday scored, Castro to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Headley lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Maybin grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Calhoun struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Meyer pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Carter grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Romine lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Valbuena struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Simmons continues to bat after dropped foul ball by catcher Romine. | 1 | 1 |
| Simmons lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Meyer pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Hicks grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Judge walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Holliday flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Castro singled to center, Judge to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to center, Judge scored, Castro to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Parker relieved Meyer. | 2 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Maldonado grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Espinosa bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blake Parker pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Carter flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Maybin lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Calhoun walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Pujols flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Escobar doubled to deep right center, Calhoun to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Valbuena grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Keynan Middleton pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Middleton relieved Parker. | 2 | 1 |
| Judge singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Holliday grounded out to pitcher, Judge to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Castro grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Gregorius intentionally walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Headley singled to center, Judge scored, Gregorius to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Carter walked, Headley to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Romine grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Simmons flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Young Jr. safe at first on error by third baseman Headley. | 3 | 1 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging, Young Jr. stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| Espinosa singled to right, Young Jr. scored, Espinosa to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 2 |
| Clippard relieved Tanaka. | 3 | 2 |
| Maybin doubled to deep center, Espinosa scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Álvarez relieved Middleton. | 3 | 3 |
| Gardner flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Hicks doubled to deep left. | 3 | 3 |
| Norris relieved Álvarez. | 3 | 3 |
| Judge homered to right center (438 feet), Hicks scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Holliday struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Castro reached on infield single to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Gregorius singled to left center, Castro to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Escobar walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Valbuena lined out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Betances relieved Clippard. | 5 | 3 |
| Simmons lined out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brooks Pounders pitching for Los Angeles | NYY | LAA |
| Pounders relieved Norris. | 5 | 3 |
| Carter struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | LAA |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Maldonado struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Espinosa struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | .263 | .349 | .496 |
| Hicks CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .313 | .424 | .578 |
| Judge RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .347 | .453 | .728 |
| Holliday DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .280 | .384 | .530 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .328 | .365 | .530 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .344 | .367 | .513 |
| Headley 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .230 | .310 | .343 |
| Carter 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .207 | .301 | .378 |
| Romine C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .229 | .255 | .323 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 175 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Hicks (14, Álvarez) HR: Judge (22, 8th inning off Norris 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Gregorius 2 (25), Headley (25), Judge 2 (49) 2-out RBI: Gregorius 2, Headley Yankees RISP: 4-12 (Headley 1-4, Gregorius 2-2, Hicks 0-1, Romine 0-1, Judge 1-1, Castro 0-2, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 14 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gardner (7, 2nd base off Parker/Maldonado) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Romine (1, dropped foul ball); Headley (11, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 36,245 (79.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:40 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tony Randazzo, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Pat Hoberg |
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