SEATTLE -- The consensus was that any projections on the latest mammoth shot off the bat of Aaron Judge far underestimated the actual distance.
An approximation of 440 feet did seem a little off when the ball nearly left the stadium.
"A little short," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Judge hit a colossal three-run homer that nearly soared out of Safeco Field, and CC Sabathia won on his 37th birthday as New York beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Friday night.
Judge's 31st home run in the fifth inning was memorable and nearly historic. The big slugger clobbered a hanging curveball from starter Andrew Moore (1-2) into the second deck in left field, with the ball landing three rows from the top of the stadium. No one has hit one out of Safeco during a game since the ballpark opened midway through the 1999 season.
Judge came close and continued to emerge from a post-All-Star break slump thanks to his first home run since July 7. He finished with four RBIs, including a sacrifice fly that gave New York a 2-1 lead.
"I was just glad to be in that position," Judge said. "Guys were getting on base all night for me and in that situation I was trying to get something up in the air and score the run."
Judge downplayed any reaction to the long ball, but his teammates were more than willing to take up the cause of where the homer ranked among the longest they've seen. MLB Statcast could not get an accurate read on the distance, leaving the Mariners staff to estimate a 440-foot shot based off previous home runs near that area.
But few balls at Safeco Field have ever come as close to leaving the place.
"I think every time it's a different reaction. You think people would get bored seeing him hit a ball that far, but he surprises everybody every time he goes out there and hits a ball in a spot where no one else can," Yankees rookie outfielder Clint Frazier said.
Judge's long homer left fans buzzing and there were more than a smattering of boos when he was walked on a 3-2 pitch by reliever Emilio Pagan in the seventh. Moore got the better of the slugger with a three-pitch strikeout in the first and got Judge to fly out to deep center field his next at-bat.
Moore's mistake was falling behind in the count and leaving his breaking ball elevated. Judge's uppercut swing was on a perfect path and the ball quickly found its way deep into the seats.
"I thought I commanded the fastball pretty well, the curveball had some life, just that curveball got a little bit away, and he does damage on pitches like that," Moore said. "That's what he does well. But, yeah, I'd definitely like to have that one back."
Frazier added an RBI double as the Yankees won for the third time in four games. He also made a diving catch in the second inning that saved a run.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sabathia (9-3) gave up one run but lasted only one batter into the sixth due to a pitch count that became inflated in the early innings. Seattle sent seven batters to the plate in the first but left the bases loaded and managed only one run on Kyle Seager's infield hit. Seattle also had traffic on the bases in the second and third but Sabathia avoided any damage.
The left-hander retired eight straight before walking Seager to open the sixth.
"Tonight wasn't my best stuff, but I was confident in these guys to score runs and the bullpen picked me up," Sabathia said.
PERFECT DEBUT
The newest addition to New York's bullpen was dominant. David Robertson struck out the side in an impressive inning, his first appearance since being reacquired from the White Sox in a trade. Dellin Betances had a shaky eighth while giving up two hits but no runs.
ABSENT OFFENSE
After knocking around Sabathia early but managing only one run, Seattle's bats went silent. The Mariners went hitless between Ben Gamel's leadoff double in the second inning and Robinson Cano's leadoff double in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is continuing with his throwing program but there is no set time on when he might get back on the mound. Iwakuma has been out since early May because of shoulder inflammation.
"He's been playing catch consistently. Once he gets out to about 150 feet, then we can get him on the mound and throw a bullpen," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "He's not there yet, but he is feeling better, pain-free, which are all good signs."
UP NEXT
Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka (7-9) has won two of his past four starts after a miserable stretch with six losses in eight outings. Tanaka threw 7 2/3 innings and gave up three runs in his last start against Boston.
Mariners: Ariel Miranda (7-4) will make his team-high 20th start of the season. Miranda went 5 2/3 innings in his last start against Houston and got a no-decision. His last win was on June 30.
An approximation of 440 feet did seem a little off when the ball nearly left the stadium.
"A little short," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Judge hit a colossal three-run homer that nearly soared out of Safeco Field, and CC Sabathia won on his 37th birthday as New York beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Friday night.
Judge's 31st home run in the fifth inning was memorable and nearly historic. The big slugger clobbered a hanging curveball from starter Andrew Moore (1-2) into the second deck in left field, with the ball landing three rows from the top of the stadium. No one has hit one out of Safeco during a game since the ballpark opened midway through the 1999 season.
Judge came close and continued to emerge from a post-All-Star break slump thanks to his first home run since July 7. He finished with four RBIs, including a sacrifice fly that gave New York a 2-1 lead.
"I was just glad to be in that position," Judge said. "Guys were getting on base all night for me and in that situation I was trying to get something up in the air and score the run."
Judge downplayed any reaction to the long ball, but his teammates were more than willing to take up the cause of where the homer ranked among the longest they've seen. MLB Statcast could not get an accurate read on the distance, leaving the Mariners staff to estimate a 440-foot shot based off previous home runs near that area.
But few balls at Safeco Field have ever come as close to leaving the place.
"I think every time it's a different reaction. You think people would get bored seeing him hit a ball that far, but he surprises everybody every time he goes out there and hits a ball in a spot where no one else can," Yankees rookie outfielder Clint Frazier said.
Judge's long homer left fans buzzing and there were more than a smattering of boos when he was walked on a 3-2 pitch by reliever Emilio Pagan in the seventh. Moore got the better of the slugger with a three-pitch strikeout in the first and got Judge to fly out to deep center field his next at-bat.
Moore's mistake was falling behind in the count and leaving his breaking ball elevated. Judge's uppercut swing was on a perfect path and the ball quickly found its way deep into the seats.
"I thought I commanded the fastball pretty well, the curveball had some life, just that curveball got a little bit away, and he does damage on pitches like that," Moore said. "That's what he does well. But, yeah, I'd definitely like to have that one back."
Frazier added an RBI double as the Yankees won for the third time in four games. He also made a diving catch in the second inning that saved a run.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sabathia (9-3) gave up one run but lasted only one batter into the sixth due to a pitch count that became inflated in the early innings. Seattle sent seven batters to the plate in the first but left the bases loaded and managed only one run on Kyle Seager's infield hit. Seattle also had traffic on the bases in the second and third but Sabathia avoided any damage.
The left-hander retired eight straight before walking Seager to open the sixth.
"Tonight wasn't my best stuff, but I was confident in these guys to score runs and the bullpen picked me up," Sabathia said.
PERFECT DEBUT
The newest addition to New York's bullpen was dominant. David Robertson struck out the side in an impressive inning, his first appearance since being reacquired from the White Sox in a trade. Dellin Betances had a shaky eighth while giving up two hits but no runs.
ABSENT OFFENSE
After knocking around Sabathia early but managing only one run, Seattle's bats went silent. The Mariners went hitless between Ben Gamel's leadoff double in the second inning and Robinson Cano's leadoff double in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mariners: RHP Hisashi Iwakuma is continuing with his throwing program but there is no set time on when he might get back on the mound. Iwakuma has been out since early May because of shoulder inflammation.
"He's been playing catch consistently. Once he gets out to about 150 feet, then we can get him on the mound and throw a bullpen," Seattle manager Scott Servais said. "He's not there yet, but he is feeling better, pain-free, which are all good signs."
UP NEXT
Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka (7-9) has won two of his past four starts after a miserable stretch with six losses in eight outings. Tanaka threw 7 2/3 innings and gave up three runs in his last start against Boston.
Mariners: Ariel Miranda (7-4) will make his team-high 20th start of the season. Miranda went 5 2/3 innings in his last start against Houston and got a no-decision. His last win was on June 30.
Coverage: ROOT
10:10 PM ET, July 21, 2017
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Moore pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Segura popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Canó walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz singled to deep left, Canó to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Seager reached on infield single to second, Canó scored, Cruz to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Haniger singled to right, Cruz to third, Seager to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Heredia grounded into fielder's choice to third, Haniger out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Moore pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Holliday singled to shallow center. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Holliday out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| T. Frazier fouled out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Gamel doubled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Zunino lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Segura grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gamel out at third. | 0 | 1 |
| Valencia grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Moore pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Headley doubled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| C. Frazier doubled to deep right center, Headley scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner flied out to center, C. Frazier to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Sánchez walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Judge hit sacrifice fly to center, C. Frazier scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Holliday popped out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Canó grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Cruz walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Seager hit by pitch, Cruz to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Haniger struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Cruz to third, Seager to second on wild pitch by Sabathia. | 2 | 1 |
| Heredia flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Moore pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to shallow right center. | 2 | 1 |
| T. Frazier flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Headley flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Gamel grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Zunino flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Moore pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| C. Frazier popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Sánchez singled to left, Gardner to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Judge homered to left (437 feet), Gardner and Sánchez scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Holliday grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| Castro flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Valencia struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Canó grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Moore pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Gregorius popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| T. Frazier struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Headley singled to left center. | 5 | 1 |
| C. Frazier lined out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Seager walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Kahnle relieved Sabathia. | 5 | 1 |
| Haniger struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| Dyson hit for Heredia. | 5 | 1 |
| Dyson fouled out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Seager to second on passed ball by Sánchez. | 5 | 1 |
| Gamel flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Emilio Pagan pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Dyson in center field. | 5 | 1 |
| Pagan relieved Moore. | 5 | 1 |
| Gardner fouled out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Sánchez lined out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Judge walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Robertson relieved Kahnle. | 5 | 1 |
| Zunino struck out swinging at ball in the dirt, catcher to first base. | 5 | 1 |
| Segura struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Valencia struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Emilio Pagan pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| Castro singled to left center. | 5 | 1 |
| Gregorius singled to right center, Castro to second. | 5 | 1 |
| T. Frazier grounded into double play, third to second to first, Gregorius out at second, Castro to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Headley grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Betances relieved Robertson. | 5 | 1 |
| Canó doubled to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Cruz struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Seager struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Haniger singled to right, Canó to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Dyson popped out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Emilio Pagan pitching for Seattle | NYY | SEA |
| C. Frazier lined out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | NYY | SEA |
| Warren relieved Betances. | 5 | 1 |
| Gamel singled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Zunino grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gamel out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| Segura grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York Yankees | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gardner CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .254 | .345 | .447 |
| Sánchez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .270 | .351 | .480 |
| Judge RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .313 | .435 | .651 |
| Holliday DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .242 | .339 | .468 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .307 | .344 | .472 |
| Gregorius SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .302 | .332 | .477 |
| T. Frazier 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .204 | .325 | .422 |
| Headley 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .263 | .343 | .375 |
| C. Frazier LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .294 | .302 | .627 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 123 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Headley (21, Moore); C. Frazier (4, Moore) HR: Judge (31, 5th inning off Moore 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: C. Frazier (9), Judge 4 (72) SF: Judge GIDP: Castro, T. Frazier Yankees RISP: 2-5 (Headley 0-1, T. Frazier 0-1, C. Frazier 1-1, Judge 1-1, Gardner 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Gregorius-Castro-Headley). PB: Sánchez. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 34,073 (71.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Pat Hoberg, Second Base - Tom Woodring, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
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