BOSTON -- Aaron Judge
came running across Fenway Park's right field grass, making his
6-foot-7 frame look a linebacker going for a tackle as he tumbled into
the right-field stands to make a catch.
It was a highlight that he'll be able show at future birthday parties.
Judge celebrated his 25th birthday with a two-run homer and the spectacular catch, and Luis Severino pitched seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball to carry the surging New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night in the longtime rivals' first meeting this season.
"I really didn't feel too much," Judge said of landing on an empty seat. "My adrenaline was pumping. I was trying to make a play."
Asked if he'd ever tumbled over before to make a catch, Judge smiled and said: "I have before but never at Fenway Park. That was a first."
In the third, the right fielder made his running grab of a foul ball that carried him, flipping over head first, beyond a short wall into the seats. He came up showing the ball with his bare hand and it was originally ruled "no catch" by first base umpire Mark Carlson, but was overturned after a challenge.
"It's his birthday, so it didn't seem to ruin the day," New York manager Joe Girardi said.
He had homered into the Yankees' bullpen an inning earlier.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, Judge became the first Yankee to homer on his birthday at Fenway Park since Roger Maris did it on Sept. 10, 1966. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is the only other to do it, on May 12, 1947.
"One pitch where Judge pulls his hands inside a fastball and hits it out of the ball park," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
It was the 11th win in 14 games for the Yankees after they opened the season 1-4.
Severino (2-1) struck out six and walked two, posting his third straight strong start. In his previous two, the 23-year-old righty became just the third Yankee ever to post double-digit strikeouts without more than one walk in consecutive games.
Reigning AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello (1-3) lost his third straight start, giving up three runs -- two earned -- in 6 2/3 innings. He didn't lose consecutive starts last season.
Dellin Betances worked a perfect eighth and Aroldis Chapman got the final three outs for his fifth save despite giving up a run.
"It was a fastball, middle in," Porcello said of Judge's homer. "He put a good swing on it. Other than that, really, I felt pretty good."
Fog rolled in during the middle innings after both teams didn't have batting practice on the field because of steady rain, probably causing a rare non-sellout in a game between the teams in Boston.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Girardi said SS Didi Gregorius is close to returning. "We'll see him sometime in the next series" he said. Gregorius continues to recover from a strained right shoulder while playing at Class A Tampa. He went 2 for 4 and played the entire game at short Wednesday.
Red Sox: Farrell said 2B Dustin Pedroia still had some "lingering soreness" and he "didn't want to risk him losing his footing on the wet ground." Pedroia missed his third straight game after Orioles 3B Manny Machado slid into the back of his left leg. ... The manager also said that "the symptoms that caused the onset of the vertigo, seemed to have cleared up" for utility infielder Brock Holt.
WOW, THAT'S NEAT
In the last nine seasons, the teams faced each other 166 times and were 83-83. Even more interesting, they were 41-41 at Fenway and 42-42 at Yankee Stadium.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-1, 6.00 ERA) is set to start Thursday's series finale. He won his last two starts, going a season-high seven innings while giving up just one run in the last one.
Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (1-1, 0.91) is scheduled to bring his lofty career numbers against the Yankees to the mound. The lefty is 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA against them, the lowest ERA by any pitcher versus the Yankees with at least 50 innings since earned runs became a stat in 1912.
New York Yankees
It was a highlight that he'll be able show at future birthday parties.
Judge celebrated his 25th birthday with a two-run homer and the spectacular catch, and Luis Severino pitched seven innings of three-hit, shutout ball to carry the surging New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night in the longtime rivals' first meeting this season.
"I really didn't feel too much," Judge said of landing on an empty seat. "My adrenaline was pumping. I was trying to make a play."
Asked if he'd ever tumbled over before to make a catch, Judge smiled and said: "I have before but never at Fenway Park. That was a first."
In the third, the right fielder made his running grab of a foul ball that carried him, flipping over head first, beyond a short wall into the seats. He came up showing the ball with his bare hand and it was originally ruled "no catch" by first base umpire Mark Carlson, but was overturned after a challenge.
"It's his birthday, so it didn't seem to ruin the day," New York manager Joe Girardi said.
He had homered into the Yankees' bullpen an inning earlier.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, Judge became the first Yankee to homer on his birthday at Fenway Park since Roger Maris did it on Sept. 10, 1966. Hall of Famer Yogi Berra is the only other to do it, on May 12, 1947.
"One pitch where Judge pulls his hands inside a fastball and hits it out of the ball park," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
It was the 11th win in 14 games for the Yankees after they opened the season 1-4.
Severino (2-1) struck out six and walked two, posting his third straight strong start. In his previous two, the 23-year-old righty became just the third Yankee ever to post double-digit strikeouts without more than one walk in consecutive games.
Reigning AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello (1-3) lost his third straight start, giving up three runs -- two earned -- in 6 2/3 innings. He didn't lose consecutive starts last season.
Dellin Betances worked a perfect eighth and Aroldis Chapman got the final three outs for his fifth save despite giving up a run.
"It was a fastball, middle in," Porcello said of Judge's homer. "He put a good swing on it. Other than that, really, I felt pretty good."
Fog rolled in during the middle innings after both teams didn't have batting practice on the field because of steady rain, probably causing a rare non-sellout in a game between the teams in Boston.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Girardi said SS Didi Gregorius is close to returning. "We'll see him sometime in the next series" he said. Gregorius continues to recover from a strained right shoulder while playing at Class A Tampa. He went 2 for 4 and played the entire game at short Wednesday.
Red Sox: Farrell said 2B Dustin Pedroia still had some "lingering soreness" and he "didn't want to risk him losing his footing on the wet ground." Pedroia missed his third straight game after Orioles 3B Manny Machado slid into the back of his left leg. ... The manager also said that "the symptoms that caused the onset of the vertigo, seemed to have cleared up" for utility infielder Brock Holt.
WOW, THAT'S NEAT
In the last nine seasons, the teams faced each other 166 times and were 83-83. Even more interesting, they were 41-41 at Fenway and 42-42 at Yankee Stadium.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (2-1, 6.00 ERA) is set to start Thursday's series finale. He won his last two starts, going a season-high seven innings while giving up just one run in the last one.
Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (1-1, 0.91) is scheduled to bring his lofty career numbers against the Yankees to the mound. The lefty is 4-1 with a 1.17 ERA against them, the lowest ERA by any pitcher versus the Yankees with at least 50 innings since earned runs became a stat in 1912.
7:00PM,EDT,April 26,2017
Fenway Park, Boston,Massachusetts
Fenway Park, Boston,Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Gardner singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gardner out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Castro safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Bogaerts. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge homered to right (391 feet), Castro scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Bird struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Torreyes struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to first, Ramírez out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Rutledge grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bradley Jr. out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Gardner lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ellsbury popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Hernández singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| León grounded out to third, Hernández to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Bogaerts fouled out to right, Hernández to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Benintendi lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Bird struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Betts reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Moreland walked, Betts to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, second to first, Moreland out at second, Betts to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Romine grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Torreyes singled to shallow left. | 2 | 0 |
| Torreyes safe at second on throwing error by catcher León. | 2 | 0 |
| Gardner walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Holliday struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Rutledge struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| León flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Ellsbury flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Judge to second on wild pitch by Porcello. | 2 | 0 |
| Bird singled to deep left, Judge scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Romine lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Benintendi flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Betts struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Torreyes flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Ross Jr. relieved Porcello. | 3 | 0 |
| Ellsbury walked, Headley to third, Holliday to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Kelly relieved Ross Jr.. | 3 | 0 |
| Castro grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luis Severino pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Rutledge grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Bradley Jr. out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kelly pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Bird walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Torreyes flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Betances relieved Severino. | 3 | 0 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| León struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robby Scott pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| Scott relieved Kelly. | 3 | 0 |
| Gardner struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Headley grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Holliday walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| Chapman relieved Betances. | 3 | 0 |
| Benintendi walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Betts doubled to deep left, Benintendi to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Young hit for Moreland. | 3 | 0 |
| Young grounded out to third, Benintendi scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Betts to third on wild pitch by Chapman. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Rutledge struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .186 | .324 | .237 |
| Headley 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .333 | .429 | .561 |
| Holliday DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | .204 | .381 | .367 |
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .314 | .368 | .429 |
| Castro 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .338 | .380 | .541 |
| Judge RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .281 | .352 | .672 |
| Bird 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .118 | .224 | .235 |
| Romine C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .293 | .348 | .415 |
| Torreyes SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .290 | .290 | .419 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 166 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Headley (6, Porcello) HR: Judge (7, 2nd inning off Porcello 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Judge 2 (15), Bird (3) 2-out RBI: Bird Yankees RISP: 1-5 (Headley 0-1, Holliday 0-1, Bird 1-1, Ellsbury 0-1, Castro 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Headley (4, 2nd base off Porcello/León) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Castro-Bird). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 32,072 (85.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Lance Barksdale |
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