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Monday 11 SepteMber 2017

Judge, Sanchez 2 homers each

in Yankees’ 16-7 win at Texas

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS Mickey Mantle as the only “Any loss at this point is
AP SPORTS WRITER Yankees to hit 40 homers at bad,” Rangers shortstop El-
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- age 25 or younger. vis Andrus said. “The main
Aaron Judge reacted with Gary Sanchez also hit two focus for us now is to keep
a sense of awe about the homers for the AL wild winning series.”
company of Yankees leg- card-leading Yankees, giv- Judge’s second homer of
ends the young slugger ing him 30 this season and the game ricocheted off
joined with his 40-homer 50 in 161 games since his a facade high above the
season. 2015 debut. Yankees bullpen in left-
“Pretty surreal. Never as a “It’s incredible what center field, and the ball
kid did I think that I would they’ve both done,” Yan- then dropped among the
be in the same sentence kees manager Joe Girardi relievers. That drive in the
with those guys,” Judge said. sixth would have gone 463
said. “It’s quite an honor. Mark McGwire hit a league- feet unimpeded, accord-
It’s pretty humbling.” high 49 homers as a rookie ing to MLB’s Statcast
The 25-year-old Judge for Oakland in 1987, and His first homer two innings
homered twiceSunday in Judge - who leads the AL earlier capped a six-run
New York’s series-clinching with 41 - remembers follow- outburst for a 9-1 lead,
16-7 win at Texas, becom- ing Big Mac. landing in the Rangers bull-
ing only the second ma- “Especially when he was pen in right-center field.
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge points skyward on his way to jor league rookie with a in that home run hunt, with Along with the homers,
crossing home plate after hitting a solo home run during the 40-homer season. He also Sammy Sosa, it was fun to Judge’s walk in the second
sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers in joined Babe Ruth, Lou watch,” Judge said. “It was was his MLB rookie-record
Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017. Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and pretty cool to see as a kid. 107th this season, and he
To be in the same category had a sacrifice fly.
with him, it’s pretty special.” “That just shows he’s more
Judge had his fourth multi- than a home run hitter,” Gi-
homer game this year, his rardi said
first since June 11. He has “With the team I’ve got
four homers in seven games around me, all I’ve got to
since breaking a homerless do is get on base for them
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Jordan Montgomery in the
Didi Gregorius tied a ca-
reer high with four hits while fourth. ... Texas starter A.J.
1-2.....2-5......5-5 1-3.....2-5......5-5 driving in four runs for the Griffin (6-6) gave up five
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June 15. New York is 3½ homer.
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