MacKenzie Gore left a full-count curve up for Aaron Judge with one out in the bottom of the first inning last night in New York, and the Yankees’ slugger hit it 431 feet to center (at 111.3 MPH off of the bat) in Yankee Stadium, giving the home team a 1-0 lead in the 2nd game of 3 in the Bronx this week.
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Harrison Bader singled, stole second, took third on a groundout, and scored on a play at the plate when Keibert Ruiz dropped the ball on a throw home from CJ Abrams at short, 2-0.