Yankees lost 3-2 as offense beyond Aaron Judge produced only one hit with runners in scoring position and stranded ten runners. White Sox supplied two late solo home runs that decided the game. Aaron Judge hit his 43rd homer of the season, registering his 358th career home run and moving into the top five of the Yankees' franchise leaders. Luis Gil worked a scoreless first but showed velocity down 3-4 mph and then hung four sliders in the second, allowing extra-base hits including a game-tying double.
The Yankees had a chance to win their eighth straight game and extend their road winning streak to ten games, which would have been the longest since 1994. Instead, the bats outside of Aaron Judge failed to show up to the park, going 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and stranding ten runners on the bases. A pair of late solo home runs by the White Sox were enough
Aaron Judge hit his 42nd home run of the season last night, putting him one behind Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees all-time franchise home run leaders. He wasted no time joining the Hall of Fame catcher with 358 career home runs, crushing an 0-2 cutter from Martín Pérez in the first inning for his 43rd homer of the season.
Luis Gil navigated around a two-out Lenyn Sosa single to work a scoreless first on just eight pitches. However, his velocity was down about 3-4 mph across his arsenal - something which popped up last start but had no effect as he gained velocity into the outing - so it is worth monitoring whether this is just Gil needing time to get warmed up or if it is a conscious effort to throttle velocity before building up by the end of the start.
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