NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi recently compared Aaron Judge to Derek Jeter , noting their similar demeanor on and off the field.
In the batter's box, Babe Ruth might be more like it.
Judge hit two more home runs after destroying a flat-screen television with a long drive during batting practice, and Brett Gardner also went deep twice to power the New York Yankees past the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Tuesday night.
"It's been extremely impressive," Girardi said about Judge's all-around game. "He's just been a complete player."
Injury substitute Aaron Hicks added a two-run homer , and Masahiro Tanaka (4-1) pitched into the seventh inning to win his fourth straight start.
Matt Holliday had three hits, including an early RBI double, as the Yankees jumped out to a 7-0 lead against Mat Latos and won for the 15th time in 20 games.
Before the game, Judge showed off his prodigious power with a shot to center field that smashed a TV in one of Yankee Stadium's new social gathering terraces beyond the bullpens and Monument Park in center field.
"They were wearing me out about that," Judge said. "They said they were going to take it out of my check."
Steve Pearce went 4 for 4 with his first two homers for the Blue Jays, who had won a season-best three in a row. Latos (0-1) was ineffective in his third start with Toronto, allowing four homers and 10 hits in four innings.
Judge, the 6-foot-7 mountain of a rookie, took over the major league lead with his 12th home run , a three-run shot to left field on the 10th pitch of his at-bat in the seventh.
"He's a big, strong boy," Pearce said. "He's a top-stepper. When he comes up to the plate you almost have to stop what you're doing to watch."
Last season, Judge batted .179 in the big leagues and struck out in half of his 84 at-bats.
"I thought he had some holes last year," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He's had an amazing start to the season."
Judge went the other way for a solo shot in the third, clearing the 314-foot sign in the right-field corner by a few rows with a pop fly that left a smiling Latos shaking his head and almost laughing behind the mound.
Estimated at 337 feet, the home run was the shortest of Judge's big league career. He came in averaging 413 feet on his long balls this year, according to Major League Baseball's Statcast system.
It was the second time in five games that Judge connected twice. He also drew two walks and has five homers in his last five games.
"Everybody's on notice," Gardner said. "They know what he's capable of doing."
And when the slugger made a fine catch in right field, some in the Bronx crowd chanted "MVP! MVP!"
"It's great. Fans are excited. We've got a big lead and they're going a little crazy out there," Judge said.
WHOOPS!
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances entered in the seventh and the ball slipped right out of his hand on his first pitch for a balk that gave Toronto a run.
"Just kind of a weird situation. It's never happened to me in a game," he said. "Thank God it wasn't a one-run ballgame."
The ball dropped onto the grass just in front of the mound before trickling slowly toward home plate.
"Guy throwing 100 (mph) and it rolls 6 feet," Girardi quipped.
START ME UP
Gardner led off the bottom of the first with a double and scored three times. He has four home runs this season -- a pair of two-homer performances in the past four games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (elbow inflammation) has been throwing on flat ground in Florida but has not yet been scheduled for a rehab outing, a team spokesman said.
Yankees: C Austin Romine was removed before the seventh with cramping in his right groin. He grimaced while running from second to third on Chase Headley's RBI single in the sixth, but Girardi said he didn't expect Romine's status to change the team's plans for rehabbing catcher Gary Sanchez. "We think Romine was just more dehydrated than anything. He was tested after the game. The strength was there," Girardi said. "Obviously, we'll know a lot more tomorrow." ... Sanchez (strained right biceps) went 2 for 4 with a home run, an RBI double and two strikeouts in his first Triple-A rehab game. He could be activated from the disabled list for this weekend's series at the Chicago Cubs. ... Hicks played center field instead of Jacoby Ellsbury, diagnosed with a bruised nerve in his left elbow. ... Slumping 1B Greg Bird was put on the 10-day DL with a bruised right ankle.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (2-2, 2.97 ERA) pitches the rubber game of the series Wednesday night. Stroman, who grew up nearby on Long Island, is 5-2 with a 2.17 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees.
Yankees: CC Sabathia (2-1, 4.34) gave up seven earned runs last Friday against Baltimore, doubling his total from his first four starts this season. The 36-year-old lefty is 15-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 26 games against Toronto.
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Toronto Blue Jays
In the batter's box, Babe Ruth might be more like it.
Judge hit two more home runs after destroying a flat-screen television with a long drive during batting practice, and Brett Gardner also went deep twice to power the New York Yankees past the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Tuesday night.
"It's been extremely impressive," Girardi said about Judge's all-around game. "He's just been a complete player."
Injury substitute Aaron Hicks added a two-run homer , and Masahiro Tanaka (4-1) pitched into the seventh inning to win his fourth straight start.
Matt Holliday had three hits, including an early RBI double, as the Yankees jumped out to a 7-0 lead against Mat Latos and won for the 15th time in 20 games.
Before the game, Judge showed off his prodigious power with a shot to center field that smashed a TV in one of Yankee Stadium's new social gathering terraces beyond the bullpens and Monument Park in center field.
"They were wearing me out about that," Judge said. "They said they were going to take it out of my check."
Steve Pearce went 4 for 4 with his first two homers for the Blue Jays, who had won a season-best three in a row. Latos (0-1) was ineffective in his third start with Toronto, allowing four homers and 10 hits in four innings.
Judge, the 6-foot-7 mountain of a rookie, took over the major league lead with his 12th home run , a three-run shot to left field on the 10th pitch of his at-bat in the seventh.
"He's a big, strong boy," Pearce said. "He's a top-stepper. When he comes up to the plate you almost have to stop what you're doing to watch."
Last season, Judge batted .179 in the big leagues and struck out in half of his 84 at-bats.
"I thought he had some holes last year," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He's had an amazing start to the season."
Judge went the other way for a solo shot in the third, clearing the 314-foot sign in the right-field corner by a few rows with a pop fly that left a smiling Latos shaking his head and almost laughing behind the mound.
Estimated at 337 feet, the home run was the shortest of Judge's big league career. He came in averaging 413 feet on his long balls this year, according to Major League Baseball's Statcast system.
It was the second time in five games that Judge connected twice. He also drew two walks and has five homers in his last five games.
"Everybody's on notice," Gardner said. "They know what he's capable of doing."
And when the slugger made a fine catch in right field, some in the Bronx crowd chanted "MVP! MVP!"
"It's great. Fans are excited. We've got a big lead and they're going a little crazy out there," Judge said.
WHOOPS!
Yankees reliever Dellin Betances entered in the seventh and the ball slipped right out of his hand on his first pitch for a balk that gave Toronto a run.
"Just kind of a weird situation. It's never happened to me in a game," he said. "Thank God it wasn't a one-run ballgame."
The ball dropped onto the grass just in front of the mound before trickling slowly toward home plate.
"Guy throwing 100 (mph) and it rolls 6 feet," Girardi quipped.
START ME UP
Gardner led off the bottom of the first with a double and scored three times. He has four home runs this season -- a pair of two-homer performances in the past four games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (elbow inflammation) has been throwing on flat ground in Florida but has not yet been scheduled for a rehab outing, a team spokesman said.
Yankees: C Austin Romine was removed before the seventh with cramping in his right groin. He grimaced while running from second to third on Chase Headley's RBI single in the sixth, but Girardi said he didn't expect Romine's status to change the team's plans for rehabbing catcher Gary Sanchez. "We think Romine was just more dehydrated than anything. He was tested after the game. The strength was there," Girardi said. "Obviously, we'll know a lot more tomorrow." ... Sanchez (strained right biceps) went 2 for 4 with a home run, an RBI double and two strikeouts in his first Triple-A rehab game. He could be activated from the disabled list for this weekend's series at the Chicago Cubs. ... Hicks played center field instead of Jacoby Ellsbury, diagnosed with a bruised nerve in his left elbow. ... Slumping 1B Greg Bird was put on the 10-day DL with a bruised right ankle.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (2-2, 2.97 ERA) pitches the rubber game of the series Wednesday night. Stroman, who grew up nearby on Long Island, is 5-2 with a 2.17 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees.
Yankees: CC Sabathia (2-1, 4.34) gave up seven earned runs last Friday against Baltimore, doubling his total from his first four starts this season. The 36-year-old lefty is 15-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 26 games against Toronto.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Pillar doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pillar caught stealing third, pitcher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Gardner doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley reached on infield single to catcher, Gardner to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday doubled to left, Gardner scored, Headley to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Castro lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded into double play, pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher, Headley out at home. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Morales popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Smoak grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Pearce singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Goins grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Judge walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Hicks homered to right (360 feet), Judge scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Carter singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Gardner homered to right (384 feet), Carter scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Holliday doubled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Travis lined out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| Coghlan grounded out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Pillar flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| Judge homered to right (332 feet). | 0 | 6 |
| Hicks flied out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Bautista lined out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Martin grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 6 |
| Morales grounded out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mat Latos pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Romine grounded out to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Gardner homered to right center (384 feet). | 0 | 7 |
| Headley grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| Holliday reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Smoak grounded out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Pearce homered to left (406 feet). | 1 | 7 |
| Goins struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| Travis doubled to right. | 1 | 7 |
| Coghlan singled to center, Travis scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Pillar lined out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Leone relieved Latos. | 2 | 7 |
| Gregorius flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Hicks struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Bautista doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 7 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Morales grounded out to shortstop, Bautista to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Carter walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Romine singled to right, Carter to second. | 2 | 7 |
| Gardner struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Carter to third, Romine to second on wild pitch by Leone. | 2 | 7 |
| Headley singled to center, Carter scored, Romine to third. | 2 | 8 |
| Holliday grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Headley out at second. | 2 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Masahiro Tanaka pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Higashioka catching. | 2 | 8 |
| Pearce homered to left (383 feet). | 3 | 8 |
| Goins grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 8 |
| Travis singled to left center. | 3 | 8 |
| Clippard relieved Tanaka. | 3 | 8 |
| Coghlan fouled out to first. | 3 | 8 |
| Pillar singled to left, Travis to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Bautista walked, Travis to third, Pillar to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Betances relieved Clippard. | 3 | 8 |
| Travis scored, Pillar to third, Bautista to second on balk by Betances. | 4 | 8 |
| Martin walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Morales struck out looking. | 4 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Grilli relieved Leone. | 4 | 8 |
| Castro doubled to left. | 4 | 8 |
| Gregorius walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Judge homered to left (391 feet), Castro and Gregorius scored. | 4 | 11 |
| Loup relieved Grilli. | 4 | 11 |
| Hicks singled to shallow left center. | 4 | 11 |
| Carter flied out to left. | 4 | 11 |
| Higashioka safe at first on error by left fielder Pearce, Hicks to second. | 4 | 11 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hicks out at third, Higashioka to second. | 4 | 11 |
| Headley struck out looking. | 4 | 11 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Layne pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Layne relieved Betances. | 4 | 11 |
| Smoak singled to right. | 4 | 11 |
| Pearce doubled to left, Smoak to third. | 4 | 11 |
| Goins grounded out to second, Smoak scored, Pearce to third. | 5 | 11 |
| Travis struck out looking. | 5 | 11 |
| Barney hit for Coghlan. | 5 | 11 |
| Barney lined out to center. | 5 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Loup pitching for Toronto | TOR | NYY |
| Maile catching. | 5 | 11 |
| Barney at third base. | 5 | 11 |
| Refsnyder hit for Holliday. | 5 | 11 |
| Refsnyder flied out to right. | 5 | 11 |
| Castro singled to center. | 5 | 11 |
| Gregorius struck out looking. | 5 | 11 |
| Judge walked, Castro to second. | 5 | 11 |
| Hicks fouled out to first. | 5 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Holder pitching for New York | TOR | NYY |
| Holder relieved Layne. | 5 | 11 |
| Pillar flied out to left. | 5 | 11 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 5 | 11 |
| Maile safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Headley. | 5 | 11 |
| Morales lined out to center. | 5 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
Toronto Blue Jays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .304 | .345 | .500 |
| Bautista RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .194 | .325 | .296 |
| Martin C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .209 | .361 | .373 |
Maile C
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .222 | .000 |
| Morales DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .224 | .278 | .364 |
| Smoak 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .271 | .300 | .482 |
| Pearce LF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .224 | .262 | .345 |
| Goins SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .192 | .246 | .365 |
| Travis 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .165 | .220 | .247 |
| Coghlan 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .257 | .325 | .371 |
a-Barney PH-3B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .327 | .306 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 147 | |||
| a-lined out to center for C Coghlan in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Pillar (8, Tanaka); Travis (4, Tanaka); Bautista (4, Tanaka); Pearce (1, Layne) HR: Pearce 2 (2, 5th inning off Tanaka 0 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off Tanaka 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Pearce 2 (3), Coghlan (3), Goins (9) 2-out RBI: Coghlan Blue Jays RISP: 1-10 (Smoak 0-1, Martin 0-2, Coghlan 1-1, Bautista 0-1, Goins 0-1, Travis 0-1, Barney 0-1, Morales 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Pillar (4, 3rd base by Tanaka) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Pearce (1, fly ball) DP: 2 (Latos-Smoak-Goins-Martin, Goins-Travis-Smoak). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| C ROMINE (RIGHT GROIN CRAMP) LEFT GAME TOP 7TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 30,058 (60.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:31 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 23 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Jordan Baker |
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