In the third at bat of the 6th inning, No. 56 soloed to the right middle
■ Yankees 7-6 R Socks (Japan time 14th, Boston)
On the 13th (Japan time 14th), outfielder Aaron Judge of the Yankees hit the No. 57 solo that tied the game in the 4th inning of the 8th inning against the Red Sox on the 13th (Japan time 14th). After 10 innings of overtime, the team bounced back and won 7-6 to secure their 3rd consecutive win.
The judge, who started as “No. 1 / Middle-ranked”, hit three ground balls in the first at bat and hit the middle front in the second at bat. In the 3rd at bat with no deaths in the 6th inning of 2-3, when the right arm Pivetta’s curve near the outside of the first ball was captured, the batted ball that extended in the opposite direction jumped into the bullpen behind the right middle and became No. 56 solo. The stadium was filled with cheers even though it was against the enemy.
In addition, 8 innings to chase 1 point again. This time, he swung through the slider of Whitlock, the right arm who had just changed, and finally became No. 57, surpassing the left wing Green Monster with only one left hand. He started the game again with a 100.5-mph, 389-foot arch. He didn’t report his fifth at-bat in 10 extra innings, going 3-for-4 with 2 RBIs and 1 walk for a .310 batting average.
As the MVP battle with Angels pitcher Shohei Otani intensifies, the momentum re-accelerates with two consecutive at-bats. He was on pace for 65 shots a season. He is four short of the league record of 61 set by Roger Maris in 1961.