Judge led off the game with a single, then struck out twice and walked twice, keeping him at 60 home runs on the year as New York’s winning streak ended at seven
“We’re not afraid to fail,” Guerrero said through a translator. “We’re having fun right now.”
“I don’t think I’ve been hitting lefties well all year, so you don’t know what analytics is going to say,” Judge said with a smile. “Once they made the move, I kind of had a feeling.” Greeted with a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd of 34,307 before his first at-bat, Judge opened the game with a sharp single to right field that had an exit velocity of 112.9 miles per hour. Rizzo doubled Judge to third before Torres drove him in with a flyball to right.Making his second start for the Yankees since returning from the injured list, right-hander Luis Severino allowed two runs and three hits in four innings. Severino threw 76 pitches, 49 for strikes.