Aaron Judge hit two home runs this Friday in the victory of the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals (-5) and tied Babe Ruth’s record of 41 homers before the end of July, on a Major League day in which Cubans Aledmys Díaz and Yordan Álvarez launched the Houston Astros with hits.
The Yankees continue to lead the American League with a balance of 67-33, chased by the Astros (66-35), while, in the National, the Dodgers, who beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 , are first (67-32) ahead of the New York Subway (62-37).
Yankees 11-5 Royals
Aaron Judge remains intractable and, with his two home runs, reached 41 home runs for some Yankees who added their second victory in two d against the Royals, after their two consecutive defeats suffered against the Metros.
Judge is the third Yankees player able to overcome the barrier of the 40 homers before the end of July and joined legends like Babe Ruth and Roger Maris, according to statistics provided by the MLB.
In Major League history, only twelve players achieved a mark of this level and Judge is four short of the absolute record, 45, shared by Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, according to the mentioned source.
And is that your sec A home run unleashed madness at Yankee Stadium, as it was a Grand Slam that definitively put his team on track for victory.
Astros 11 – 1 Mariners
Cubans Aledmys Díaz and Yordan Álvarez, with two and a home run, respectively, showed his power at bat and guided the Astros to a resounding victory by 11-1 against the Mariners.
The Texans, who reached the series with Seattle after losing three consecutive games, recovered sensations guided by their Cuban stars. Díaz accumulates eight home runs this year, while Álvarez already celebrated 30 .
The Astros party was also joined by Honduran Mauricio Dubón, who hit the fourth home run of his season.
Boston Red Sox 1- 4 Milwaukee Brewers
Brandon Woodruff struck out nine and gave up only four hits in 6.1 innings and drove in the 4- 1 of the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park.
It frustrated the good performance of Austin Davis, who struck out four in 1.1 innings with only one hit allowed.
An RBI double by Alex Verdugo had allowed the run of Puerto Rican Christian Vázquez, who tied the game 1-1 in the sixth inning, but the Brewers put their win on track in the seventh, thanks to a single by Christian Yelich that boosted Tyrone Taylor’s career.
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