The crowd was already buzzing when Aaron Judge stepped in for his first at-bat Saturday afternoon, with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger having swatted Nestor Cortes’ first two pitches for home runs.
Aaron Judge went back-to-back-to-back with Cody Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt, then added a grand slam and a two-run homer #CurtainCall
Aaron Judge's second homer of the day is this grand slam wallop as the Yankees pour it on vs. the Brewers.
Could this be the season we see the ultimate sign of respect—a manager holding up four fingers with bases juiced when Judge steps to the plate?Saturday, Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy gambled and had Thomas go after Judge.
Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is setting social media on fire with his three home-run game against the Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers later went on to score three runs at the top of the second inning, cutting into the Yankees' early lead, but Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to bring the score to 7-3. Cortes was relieved during the bottom of the third without recording an out.
Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.
Aaron Judge hit the third of three straight homers for the Yankees to open the game as New York hit a team-record nine homers.
Judge followed his home run off Cortes in the first with a grand slam in the third and a solo shot in the fourth, both against Milwaukee reliever Connor Thomas. The 26-year-old lefty surrendered eight runs in two innings of work, coming on for Cortes who also gave up eight runs in two innings.