|
Judge became the 162nd player all-time to reach
300 homers and the 17th player to reach the mark while playing
for the Yankees.
With New York already holding a 6-2 lead and after an
intentional walk to Juan Soto, Judge lifted a 3-0 pitch from
Chad Kuhl into the back of Chicago's bullpen in left field. It
was Judge's major-league-leading 43rd homer this year and his
eighth in 18 games.
The next batter after Judge's milestone homer, Austin Wells,
lifted a solo homer off Steven Wilson for a 10-2 lead.
Wells also had a two-run tiebreaking single in the seventh
inning, when the Yankees scored three times off relievers Justin
Anderson and Dominic Leone (0-2).
Earlier in the seventh, New York's Alex Verdugo hit a tying
sacrifice fly that scored Oswaldo Cabrera from second. Verdugo
added an RBI double in the eighth ahead of Judge's milestone
homer.
Soto went deep in the first inning, giving him four homers in
four consecutive at-bats after he homered three times the
previous night. The Yankees did not score again until the
seventh.
Cabrera tagged up when Verdugo's fly ball was tracked down by
right fielder Dominic Fletcher. As Fletcher made a running catch
and avoided colliding with center fielder Luis Robert Jr.,
Cabrera tied it on a headfirst slide.
After Leone walked Soto, Judge doubled and Wells lined a 1-2
fastball to left field for a 4-2 lead.
Gavin Sheets hit his first homer since June 8 and had an RBI
single, but the White Sox failed in their bid to win the
three-game series. Chicago last prevailed in a series when it
took two of three at home against the Colorado Rockies from June
28-30.
New York rookie starting pitcher Will Warren allowed two runs on
seven hits in five innings. He struck out five and walked none
in his third career start.
Tim Hill (4-0) pitched a 1-2-3 sixth to set it up for New York's
three-run seventh. Michael Tonkin held the White Sox scoreless
over the final three frames for his second save.
Chicago rookie Davis Martin gave up one run on four hits in 5
2/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three.
--Field Level Media [© 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely
responsible for this content. |
|
