The lead story. The Twins stopped pitching to Aaron Judge in big spots. And it paid off Thursday night. They gave the slugger his fourth intentional walk in two days in the ninth inning and then halted the Yankees’ rally in a 4-3 win at Yankee Stadium.
The sidebars. The Mets will try to hold onto their slim lead over the Braves in the NL East with a weekend series at the Marlins. And the Yankees have placed another big name on the injured list — D.J. LeMahieu is now on the IL with a toe injury.