Aaron Judge didn’t come close to hitting his 62nd home run, going 1-for-2 with a pair of walks as the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Friday.
One game after tying the American League home run record that Yankees star Roger Maris set in 1961, Judge struck out in the first inning, singled in the third and walked in the sixth against Jordan Lyles. he then received an intentional walk in the eighth by rookie Felix. Baptist.
Judge has six games left: two this weekend against the Orioles and then four at Texas that end the regular season.
Yankees reliever Zack Britton appeared to get hurt when he threw a tiebreaking wild pitch in the sixth inning, and the Orioles (81-76) managed to stay alive on their long-throw attempt to earn a wild-card spot at the American League. The Yankees said Britton, who returned last week from Tommy John surgery, had fatigue in his left arm.
A sold-out crowd of 47,583 filled Yankee Stadium on a crisp fall night. The crowd buzzed every time Judge walked up to the plate and the fans seemed to make an effort not to silently compete with each pitch to the slugger, as they did during last week’s homestand.
