The previous five times, the strategy worked, and the Yankees did not score. This time Stanton - after falling behind 0-and-2 - hooked a low-and-away 2-and-2 slider, crushed it at 114.9 mph and drilled it 405 feet into the leftfield seats for a three-run home run.
The Yankees have to make teams pay when they pass on pitching to Judge. That's where Stanton comes in. 'It's part of the game,' Stanton said after hitting his 20th home run. 'I mean, he's an all-time talent. So that happens. I've got to do what happened today in order for it not to happen.'
Said Judge: 'I've been in the position before where they've walked some guys in front of me to face me. So it's always a little sweeter when you can come through in those spots.' No one is walking anyone to get to Judge these days.
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