Aaron Judge hit a 426-foot solo home run in the first inning to open the scoring and record his 358th career homer for the Yankees. That blast tied him with Yogi Berra for fifth on the franchise all-time home run list, a milestone Judge called special and meaningful given Berra's legacy with the pinstripes. The Yankees lost the game 3-2 to the White Sox, taking three of four on the weekend. Luis Gil started and went 5.1 innings with seven strikeouts, and reliever Tim Hill absorbed the loss to fall to 4-4.
In the top of the first inning, Judge blasted a solo shot to center field. The ball launched up to 426 feet in the air before landing, getting New York on the board for the first lead of the game. He ended up making history with that homer. He tied Yogi Berra for fifth place all-time for the most home runs in Yankees history, having 358 and counting.
"When you get a chance to tie one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Yankees in homers, it's pretty special. The way Yogi played the game, what he meant to the pinstripes, you know how much it meant being a New York Yankee to him. I feel the same way. I'm honored to wear this jersey. It's pretty cool to be on that list with him," Judge said.
Despite Aaron Judge's remarkable feat, it wasn't enough as the Yankees lost 3-2 to the White Sox. As a result, they took three out of four games this weekend against Chicago. New York had a decent start as they led 2-1 after five innings. However, Chicago fired back with homers in the sixth and eighth frames as they kept the lead from there on.
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