Judge hits 51st HR as Yankees snap skid, top Angels 7-4 August 31 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Aaron Judge hit a three-run shot in the fourth inning for his 51st homer of the season, and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.Judge connected for the second straight night at Angel Stadium, driving a high fastball from Mike Mayers (1-1) into Washington Wizards Jeresy the elevated right-field stands. An Orange County crowd packed with Yankees fans gave another raucous standing ovation to the California-born slugger attempting to chase down Roger Maris AL home run record of 61 set in 1961.He's right on pace: Judge and Maris both had 51 homers through the Yankees' first 130 games.Judge had three hits and scored two runs. Andrew Benintendi and Anthony Rizzo hit early solo homers for New York, which lost starter Jameson Taillon to a bruised right forearm when he was hit by Magneuris Sierra's line drive to end the second inningSix Yankees relievers finished, and 27-year-old rookie Greg Wei sert (1-0) earned his first major league win. The Long Island-born Fordham product replaced Taillon and retired the Angels Russell Westbrook Jersey next six hitters in order.Max Sta si and Mike Ford homered for the Angels, whose four-game winning streak ended despite Touki Tou saint's five innings of one-hit relief.Shohei Ohtani doubled and singled in his third consecutive multi-hit game for Los Angeles, which hasn't won five straight since April.Mayers struggled in the converted reliever's fifth career start, giving up eight hits and five earned runs in four innings.Benintendi homered in the first inning and Rizzo followed in the second, both left-handed batters connecting to right field.Sta si ended his 1-for-40 slump in the second with his eighth homer, his first since Aug. 5.But the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs in the third and scored two runs when Ford couldn't field a bouncing throw from Luis Rengifo at first.TAILLON TAGGEDTaillon was in pain as he left the mound after getting hit by Sierra's line drive, which resulted in the final out of the inning when second baseman DJ LeMahieu fielded the ricochet. Taillon yielded two hits and two runs in his Ish Smith Jersey abbreviated start, striking out two.X-rays on Taillon's forearm showed no fractures, the team announced.USED FORDContinuing his hot start with the Angels, Ford homered for the second straight night against the organization that employed him from 2012 until last season, when he was traded to Tampa Bay. Ford belonged to a whopping seven different teams in the ensuing 14 months, but he hadnt hit any homers since the Yankees traded him until these two shots for the Halos.TRAINER'S ROOMYankees: OF Harrison Bader is hitting off a tee and running. He could begin playing in games next week. The trade-deadline acquisition has yet to play for New York due to a foot injury that has sidelined him since June. ... Two starting pitchers are making progre s. Luis Severino (back) will begin a rehab a signment later this week, while Nestor Cortes (groin) will throw a bullpen Wednesday in Anaheim.Angels: RHP Michael Lorenzen will make one last rehab start before he returns, interim manager Phil Nevin said. Lorenzen has been out since early July with discomfort in his pitching shoulder.UP NEXTThe series concludes with two Orange County natives on the Trevor Ariza Jersey mound. Newport Beach's Gerrit Cole (10-6, 3.31 ERA) returns to his boyhood stadium to face Mi sion Viejo's Patrick Sandoval (4-9, 3.05), who will make his first career appearance against the Yankees after back-to-back excellent starts on the road.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Aaron Judge American League New York Yankees Major League Baseball DJ LeMahieu Michael Lorenzen Gerrit Cole Luis Severino Max Sta si Harrison Bader Aaron Judge Luis Rengifo Mike Mayers Shohei Ohtani Jameson Taillon Anthony Rizzo Andrew Benintendi Patrick Sandoval Magneuris Sierra Los Angeles Angels New York Yankees share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 15 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 39 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Shabazz Napier Jersey Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judge hits 51st HR as Yankees snap skid, top Angels 7-4 August 31 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Aaron Judge hit a three-run shot in the fourth inning for his 51st homer of the season, and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.Judge connected for the second straight night at Angel Stadium, driving a high fastball from Mike Mayers (1-1) into Washington Wizards Jeresy the elevated right-field stands. An Orange County crowd packed with Yankees fans gave another raucous standing ovation to the California-born slugger attempting to chase down Roger Maris AL home run record of 61 set in 1961.He's right on pace: Judge and Maris both had 51 homers through the Yankees' first 130 games.Judge had three hits and scored two runs. Andrew Benintendi and Anthony Rizzo hit early solo homers for New York, which lost starter Jameson Taillon to a bruised right forearm when he was hit by Magneuris Sierra's line drive to end the second inningSix Yankees relievers finished, and 27-year-old rookie Greg Wei sert (1-0) earned his first major league win. The Long Island-born Fordham product replaced Taillon and retired the Angels Russell Westbrook Jersey next six hitters in order.Max Sta si and Mike Ford homered for the Angels, whose four-game winning streak ended despite Touki Tou saint's five innings of one-hit relief.Shohei Ohtani doubled and singled in his third consecutive multi-hit game for Los Angeles, which hasn't won five straight since April.Mayers struggled in the converted reliever's fifth career start, giving up eight hits and five earned runs in four innings.Benintendi homered in the first inning and Rizzo followed in the second, both left-handed batters connecting to right field.Sta si ended his 1-for-40 slump in the second with his eighth homer, his first since Aug. 5.But the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs in the third and scored two runs when Ford couldn't field a bouncing throw from Luis Rengifo at first.TAILLON TAGGEDTaillon was in pain as he left the mound after getting hit by Sierra's line drive, which resulted in the final out of the inning when second baseman DJ LeMahieu fielded the ricochet. Taillon yielded two hits and two runs in his Ish Smith Jersey abbreviated start, striking out two.X-rays on Taillon's forearm showed no fractures, the team announced.USED FORDContinuing his hot start with the Angels, Ford homered for the second straight night against the organization that employed him from 2012 until last season, when he was traded to Tampa Bay. Ford belonged to a whopping seven different teams in the ensuing 14 months, but he hadnt hit any homers since the Yankees traded him until these two shots for the Halos.TRAINER'S ROOMYankees: OF Harrison Bader is hitting off a tee and running. He could begin playing in games next week. The trade-deadline acquisition has yet to play for New York due to a foot injury that has sidelined him since June. ... Two starting pitchers are making progre s. Luis Severino (back) will begin a rehab a signment later this week, while Nestor Cortes (groin) will throw a bullpen Wednesday in Anaheim.Angels: RHP Michael Lorenzen will make one last rehab start before he returns, interim manager Phil Nevin said. Lorenzen has been out since early July with discomfort in his pitching shoulder.UP NEXTThe series concludes with two Orange County natives on the Trevor Ariza Jersey mound. Newport Beach's Gerrit Cole (10-6, 3.31 ERA) returns to his boyhood stadium to face Mi sion Viejo's Patrick Sandoval (4-9, 3.05), who will make his first career appearance against the Yankees after back-to-back excellent starts on the road.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic Aaron Judge American League New York Yankees Major League Baseball DJ LeMahieu Michael Lorenzen Gerrit Cole Luis Severino Max Sta si Harrison Bader Aaron Judge Luis Rengifo Mike Mayers Shohei Ohtani Jameson Taillon Anthony Rizzo Andrew Benintendi Patrick Sandoval Magneuris Sierra Los Angeles Angels New York Yankees share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 15 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 39 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Shabazz Napier Jersey Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS