The New York Yankees put on a show on Sunday, dominating the Toronto Blue Jays with an 8-1 victory, thanks to Aaron Judge’s major league-leading 31st home run and Gerrit Cole securing his first win of the season.
Despite missing out on Saturday’s game due to a bruised right hand, Juan Soto made a timely return to the lineup. Soto managed to go 1 for 3 with an RBI and added two crucial walks to aid the Yankees in their triumph.
DJ LeMahieu and Trent Grisham also played pivotal roles, each collecting two hits and two RBIs. Notably, Ben Rice crossed the plate twice and drove in a run, adding more depth to the Yankees’ offense.
Exceptional June for Aaron Judge
Aaron Judge wrapped up a stellar June with a remarkable .409 batting average, smashing 11 homers, and driving in 37 RBIs. New York manager I know he’s got some swelling in there,
Boone said. “Hopefully, it’s just that— it’s banging the hand and having some inflammation in there.
Cole’s Resurgence on the Mound
A significant part of this game was Gerrit Cole’s impressive comeback performance. Cole allowed only one run and three hits (all singles) over five innings. I thought his energy and mound presence was excellent. That was Gerrit Cole out there today,
Boone commented on Cole’s outing. The right-hander had thrown a season-high 90 pitches with 61 strikes in his third start post-elbow injury.
Soto’s Contribution
Soto’s performance after returning from injury provided a boost for the team. He scored when Judge hit a phenomenal 423-foot drive to center field. Boone acknowledged, |”That was a shot in the arm,”
. This marks Judge’s fifth career homer off Blue Jays’ starter Kevin Gausman.
Breaking Records and Moving Up
With his latest home run, Aaron Judge broke a tie with Bernie Williams for seventh place in Yankees history with 288 home runs. Reflecting on this achievement, Judge mentioned, “Whenever you give a guy like Gerrit a couple of runs, it makes for a pretty good outing for him.”
Tough Day for Gausman
Kevin Gausman struggled on the mound for the Blue Jays, allowing seven earned runs and seven hits in just over four innings. He walked five batters and struck out seven but couldn’t find his rhythm throughout the game. “They had a good game plan against me,” Gausman said.”There was a tight strike zone too… didn’t help me at all.”
Kiermaier’s Spectacular Catch
Despite the game slipping away from them, Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier managed to make a memorable defensive play, robbing Alex Verdugo of a homerun with an incredible leap above the center-field wall.
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