While the Baltimore Orioles suffered at Oriole Park against the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees did their homework at Comerica Park and Led by Aaron Judge and Mexican Alex Verdugo, they beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0 to start the series on the right foot and in the process take the lead in the hotly contested American League East Division.
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Before just over 36 thousand spectators, from the first inning the New York team hurt starter Beau Brieske, who had the bases loaded and although there was no great destruction, with the bases occupied The tricolor Verdugo stood in the batter’s box to hit a sacrifice fly that sent Gleyber Torres to the cash register to open the electronic device.
While Gerrit Cole tied up the felines’ offense, on the other side in the fifth inning he took the mound of responsibilities Brant Hurter but without much luck for Detroit after Oswald Peraza He hit a solo home run to extend the lead in favor of the Manhattan Mules.
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Cole (4-2) worked for six innings in which he barely allowed four hits, gave away two walks and struck out eight to take the win and more so because Aaron Judge hit a home run in the eighth inning to confirm his great moment of the season.
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Aaron Judge close to breaking a new record with the Yankees
The “Judge” reached his 44th home run of the 2024 Major League campaign and is now 18 homers away from match his record of 62 home runs that he set in the 2022 seasona figure that he has at hand if we consider that there are 39 matches left to be played.
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With this victory, the Yankees put their record at 73-50 to take the division lead, while the Tigers stagnated at 59-64 in second-to-last place in the American League Central Division.
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As far as Mexicans are concerned Alex Verdugo went 0-for-3 with an RBI and Jose Trevino finished 1-for-3.
Ramón Urías’ performance was not enough to keep the Orioles from losing the top spot in the division
Ramón Urías shined at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. This Friday, the Mexican third baseman hit a home run and drove in five runs, But their effort was insufficient and the Baltimore Orioles (72-51) lost 12-10 against the Boston Red Sox (64-57) to give up the lead in the Division. American League East against the New York Yankees (73-50), who benefited from their bitter rival from Massachusetts.
In a game in which a total of 31 hits were made, the batters had a feast and it was reflected on the scoreboard. Boston opened the scoring in the first inning with a run by Mexican Jarren Duran after a double by Wilyer Abreu and this one then reached the pentagon after Rafael Duvers’ hit.
In the second inning, Urías, a native of Magdalena de Kino, drove in Jackson Holliday with a single to left field to bring The O’s into the game. However, Duvers extended the lead in the third inning with a two-run homer. In that same inning, Jiménez and Holliday hit a double and an RBI triple, respectively, while Ramón Urías received a walk so that Holliday could reach the plate.
In the fifth inning, Boston regained the lead with another run by Duran thanks to Wong’s single and Yoshida homered with Devers and Wong on the trails to make it 8-4. Without giving anyone the chance to relax, the Orioles got back into the game with another RBI from Urías, who sent Jiménez to the plate with a single and then McCann hit a sacrifice fly so that Holliday could step on the plate.
The victory benefited the Yankees from Aaron Judge
In the fateful Red Sox widened the gap. HAmilton sent Doña Blanca to the stands along with Sogard and also Jarren Duranthe MVP of the last All-Star Game, hit a solo homer. But the back-and-forth continued and the home team woke up again in the same inning thanks to Ramón, who hit his seventh home run of the season to walk the diamond with Mullins. Cowser would then score after a foul on a fielder’s choice.
In the eighth inning Yoshida hit a producing single so that Boston reached 12 runs, still in that same inning the Orioles cut the distance again thanks to the work of Ramón Urías, who with a sacrifice fly allowed O’Hearn toreach the promised land in an exciting, screaming 12-10.
Ramón Urías went 3-for-3 with five RBIs, a home run and a walk, while Jarren Durán went 3-for-5 with one RBI and also a home run, his fifteenth of the year. This result tied the series between the two, which is scheduled for four games to be completed between Saturday and Sunday.
