While Yankees fans may have attended tonight’s game or tuned in hoping to see one major milestone, they ended up seeing a lesser, but still very good one. Aaron Judge’s 61st home run did not come on Thursday night, as the Yankees’ slugger went 0-for-2 with three walks, and a very, very loud fly out.
Although that didn’t happen, what we did get to see was the Yankees officially booking their spot in the MLB playoffs. Like so many games this season, it wasn’t an easy victory. Starter Jameson Taillon was great, but a less-than-stellar performance from the bullpen had New York in a losing position late in the ballgame.