TORONTO — That season-high nine-game winning streak that ended on Friday night when the Yankees’ lost to the Blue Jays 8-2 at Rogers Centre was built on home runs.
Just one of those 28 homers, however, was hit by Aaron Judge, the name in the Yankees’ lineup most associated with hitting home runs.
Giancarlo Stanton (knee) and Gary Sanchez (groin) didn’t participate in any of the nine games. Ditto Luke Voit. Edwin Encarnacion played in three, didn’t homer and went on the IL. Aaron Hicks appeared in one game and vanished.
In addition, Judge drove in one of the 78 runs the Yankees scored in those previous nine games before Friday’s loss and hit .